Isaiah 42:9

Isaiah 42:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
• New International Version (NIV)See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”

Context of Isaiah 42:9

7to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. 8I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols. Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.” 10Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise from the ends of the earth— you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them. 11Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.

Isaiah 42:9 word by word

הָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת הִנֵּה־בָ֑אוּ וַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙ אֲנִ֣י מַגִּ֔יד בְּטֶ֥רֶם תִּצְמַ֖חְנָה אַשְׁמִ֥יע אֶתְכֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the former thingsרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• have happenedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and now Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• new thingsחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• Beforeטֶ֫רֶםţerem · beforeH2962
• they spring forthצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
• I proclaim themשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• to youאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853

Cross-references for Isaiah 42:9

• Genesis 15:12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
• Joshua 21:45Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
• Joshua 23:14Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
• 1 Kings 8:15and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,
• 1 Kings 11:36I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
• Isaiah 41:22“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
• Isaiah 43:19Behold, 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.
• Isaiah 44:7Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
• Isaiah 46:9Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
• John 13:19I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.
• Acts 15:18that have been known for ages.’
• 1 Peter 1:10Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
• 2 Peter 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Commentaries on Isaiah 42:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Behold, the former things are come to pass - That is, the former things which he had foretold. This is the evidence to which he appeals in proof that he alone was God, and this is the basis on which he calls upon them to believe that what he had predicted in regard to future things would also come to pass. He had by his prophets foretold events which had now been fulfilled, and this should lead them to confide in him alone as the true God. And new things…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 The work of redemption brings back man to the obedience he owes to God as his Maker. Christ is the light of the world. And by his grace he opens the understandings Satan has blinded, and sets at liberty from the bondage of sin. The Lord has supported his church. And now he makes new promises, which shall as certainly be fulfilled as the old ones were. When the Gentiles are brought into the church, he is glorified in them and by them. Let us…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9I am the LORD: God created the world and only God can make predictions come true. God alone deserves glory and praise.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. former things--Former predictions of God, which were now fulfilled, are here adduced as proof that they ought to trust in Him alone as God; namely, the predictions as to Israel's restoration from Babylon. new--namely, predictions as to Messiah, who is to bring all nations to the worship of Jehovah (Is 42:1, 4, 6). spring forth--The same image from plants just beginning to germinate occurs in Is 43:19; 58:8. Before there is the slightest indication to…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 42:9

• Church
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In the dictionaries

• Ashamed
• Elect
• Isle
• Prison
• Servant
• Travailing
• Trust
• Foreknow; Foreknowledge
• Foretell; Foretold
• God

Commentaries on Isaiah 42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings