Isaiah 43:16-21
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
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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