Isaiah 43:16-21

International Children’s Bible

¹⁶ This is what the Lord says.
    He is the one who made a road through the sea.
    Even through rough waters he made a path for his people.
¹⁷ He is the one who defeated the chariots and horses.
    He defeated the mighty armies.
They fell together, and they will never rise again.
    They were destroyed as a flame is put out.
¹⁸ The Lord says, “Forget what happened before.
    Do not think about the past.
¹⁹ Look at the new thing I am going to do.
    It is already happening. Don’t you see it?
I will make a road in the desert.
    I will make rivers in the dry land.
²⁰ Even the wild animals will be thankful to me.
    The wild dogs and owls will honor me.
They will honor me when I put water in the desert.
    They will honor me when I make rivers in the dry land.
I will do this to give water to my people, the ones I chose.
²¹ These are the people I made.
    And they will sing songs to praise me.