Isaiah 43:18-25

Israel's Only Savior

18 l "Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old.
 19 m Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
n I will make a way in the wilderness
o and rivers in the desert.
 20 The wild beasts will honor me,
p the jackals and the ostriches,
q for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
 21 the people whom I formed for myself
r that they might declare my praise.

22 "Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob;
but s you have been weary of me, O Israel!
 23 t You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings,
or honored me with your sacrifices.
I have not burdened you with offerings,
s or wearied you with frankincense.
 24 You have not bought me sweet cane with money,
or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins;
you have wearied me with your iniquities.

25 "I, I am he
u who blots out v your transgressions for my own sake,
and I will not remember your sins.

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 16:14
    "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when it shall no longer be said, 'As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,'
    Jeremiah 23:7
    "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when they shall no longer say, 'As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,'
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:9
    Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.
    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.
    Revelation 21:5
    And he who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 35:8
    And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 41:18
    I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
    Isaiah 48:21
    They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed out.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:22
    Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in the pleasant palaces; its time is close at hand and its days will not be prolonged.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 49:10
    They shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 79:13
    But we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise.
    Psalms 22:3
    Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
    Psalms 105:1
    Oh give thanks to the Lord ; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
    Luke 1:74 - 75
    That we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear.
    1 Peter 2:9
    But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
  8. Cross References
    Micah 6:3
    O my people, what have I done to you? How have I wearied you? Answer me!
  9. Cross References
    Amos 5:25
    Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
  10. Cross References
    Isaiah 43:22
    Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of me, O Israel!
  11. Cross References
    Isaiah 44:22
    I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.
    Ezekiel 36:25 - 26
    I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.
  12. Cross References
    Isaiah 46:8
    Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors.
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