Isaiah 43:18
16 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.
- KJV
- Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
- WEB
- “Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old.
- ASV
- Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
- DARBY
- Remember not the former things, neither consider the ancient things:
- BLB
- “Do not remember the former [things], and the [things] before do not consider.
- ÅB
- Kom ikke i hu de forrige ting, akt ikke på fortiden!
- OTB
- “Kom ikke i hu de tidligere tingene, og tenk ikke på det som har vært.
- B1930
- Kom ikke i hu de forrige ting, akt ikke på fortiden!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 65:17
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Read in context2 Corinthians 3:10
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
Read in context1 Chronicles 16:12
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:2
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Read in contextJeremiah 16:14–15
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
Read in contextIsaiah 46:9
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 7:18
Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;
Read in contextJeremiah 23:7–8
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
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