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16 Thus says Yahweh,

Who (A)makes a way through the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,
17 Who brings forth the (B)chariot and the horse,
The military force and the mighty man;
They will lie down together and not rise again;
They have been (C)extinguished and quenched like a wick:
18 (D)Do not remember the former things,
Nor carefully consider things of the past.
19 Behold, I will do something (E)new;
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not know it?
I will even (F)make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the wasteland.
20 The beasts of the field will glorify Me,
The (G)jackals and the ostriches,
Because I have (H)given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the wasteland,
To give drink to My chosen people.
21 The people whom (I)I formed for Myself
(J)Will recount My praise.

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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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:17 So 1QIsaa LXX; the Heb. lacks and
  2. Isaiah 43:17 Lit. linen wick
  3. Isaiah 43:18 1QIsaa employs second person sing.; MT LXX employ second person pl.
  4. Isaiah 43:19 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks And
  5. Isaiah 43:19 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read streams
  6. Isaiah 43:20 Or ostriches
  7. Isaiah 43:20 So 1QIsaa; MT reads have provided
  8. Isaiah 43:20 So 1QIsaa; MT reads my chosen people
  9. Isaiah 43:21 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsag lacks my chosen ones
  10. Isaiah 43:21 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsag MT LXX read recount