Isaiah 43:18-25

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁸     Do not remember the former^[a] things.
    Do not keep thinking about ancient things.
¹⁹     Watch, I am about to do a new thing.
    Now it will spring up. Don’t you know about it?
    Indeed I will make a road in the wilderness.
    In the wasteland I will make rivers.
²⁰     The wild animals, the jackals and ostriches, will honor me,
    because I am providing water in the wilderness,
    rivers in a parched wasteland,
    water for my chosen people to drink.
²¹     This people that I formed for myself will declare my praise.

²²     But you have not called on me, O Jacob.
    Instead, you have become weary of me, O Israel.
²³     You have not brought me sheep as your whole burnt offerings.
    You did not glorify me with your sacrifices.
    I did not make you serve me with a grain offering.
    I did not make you weary with demands for incense.
²⁴     You did not purchase fragrant cane for me with silver
    or satisfy me with the fat from your sacrifices.
    Instead you have made me serve because of your sins.
    You have made me weary because of your guilt.
²⁵     I, yes I, am he.
    I blot out your rebellious deeds for my own sake,
    and I will not remember your sins.