Isaiah 43:16-21
Christian Standard Bible
16 This is what the Lord says—
who makes a way in the sea,
and a path through raging water,(A)
17 who brings out the chariot and horse,(B)
the army and the mighty one together
(they lie down, they do not rise again;
they are extinguished, put out like a wick(C))—
18 “Do not remember the past events;
pay no attention to things of old.(D)
19 Look, I am about to do something new;(E)
even now it is coming. Do you not see it?
Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness,(F)
rivers[a] in the desert.
20 Wild animals—
jackals and ostriches—will honor me,
because I provide water in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert,(G)
to give drink to my chosen people.
21 The people I formed for myself
will declare my praise.(H)
Footnotes
- 43:19 DSS read paths
Isaiah 43:16-21
International Standard Version
Something New for Israel
16 This is what the Lord says —
who makes a way through the sea,
a path through the mighty waters,
17 who brings out chariots and horsemen,
and[a] armies and warriors at the same time.
They lay there, never to rise again,
extinguished, snuffed out like a candle:[b]
18 “Don’t remember[c] the former things;
don’t dwell on things past.
19 Watch! I’m about to carry out something new!
And[d] now it’s springing up—
don’t you recognize it?
I’m making a way in the wilderness
and paths[e] in the desert.
20 Wild animals, jackals, and owls[f] will honor me
because I provide[g] water in the desert
and streams in the wilderness
to give drink to my people, my chosen ones,[h]
21 the people whom I formed for myself
and[i] so that they may speak[j] my praise.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 43:17 So 1QIsaa LXX; the Heb. lacks and
- Isaiah 43:17 Lit. linen wick
- Isaiah 43:18 1QIsaa employs second person sing.; MT LXX employ second person pl.
- Isaiah 43:19 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks And
- Isaiah 43:19 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read streams
- Isaiah 43:20 Or ostriches
- Isaiah 43:20 So 1QIsaa; MT reads have provided
- Isaiah 43:20 So 1QIsaa; MT reads my chosen people
- Isaiah 43:21 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsag lacks my chosen ones
- Isaiah 43:21 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsag MT LXX read recount
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