Isaiah 43:19

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¹⁷ who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

¹⁸ “Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.

Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

²⁰ The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.

²¹ The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
ASV: Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
DARBY: behold, I do a new thing; now it shall spring forth: shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the waste.
BLB: Behold, I am doing a new [thing]; now it springs forth—do you⁺ not know it? Indeed I am making a way in the wilderness, streams in the wasteland.

ÅB: Se, jeg gjør noe nytt, nå skal det spire fram; skal dere ikke oppleve det? Ja, jeg vil gjøre vei i ørkenen, strømmer i ødemarken.
OTB: Se, jeg gjør noe nytt! Nå spirer det frem; merker dere det ikke? Jeg lager en vei i ørkenen og elver i ødemarken.
B1930: Se, jeg gjør noget nytt, nu skal det spire frem; skal I ikke opleve det? Ja, jeg vil gjøre vei i ørkenen, strømmer i ødemarken.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 48:6
You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.
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Isaiah 42:9
Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
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2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
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Revelation 21:5
And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
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Isaiah 41:18
I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.
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Luke 3:4–5
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
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Isaiah 35:6–10
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
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Jeremiah 31:22
How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land— a woman will shelter a man.”
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