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Isaiah 43:18-20
New English Translation
Isaiah 43:18-20
New English Translation
18 “Don’t remember these earlier events;[a]
don’t recall these former events.
19 Look, I am about to do something new.
Now it begins to happen![b] Do you not recognize[c] it?
Yes, I will make a road in the wilderness
and paths[d] in the wastelands.
20 The wild animals[e] honor me,
the jackals and ostriches,
because I put water in the wilderness
and streams in the wastelands,
to quench the thirst of my chosen people,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 43:18 tn Heb “the former things” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “forget all that.”
- Isaiah 43:19 tn Heb “sprouts up”; NASB “will spring forth.”
- Isaiah 43:19 tn Or “know” (KJV, ASV); NASB “be aware of”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “perceive.”
- Isaiah 43:19 tn The Hebrew text has “streams,” probably under the influence of v. 20. The Qumran scroll 1QIsaa has נתיבות (“paths”).
- Isaiah 43:20 tn Heb “animals of the field.”
Isaiah 43:18-20
New International Version
Isaiah 43:18-20
New International Version
18 “Forget the former things;(A)
do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!(B)
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness(C)
and streams in the wasteland.(D)
20 The wild animals(E) honor me,
the jackals(F) and the owls,
because I provide water(G) in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
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