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 blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison. 8I am the Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to idols. Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they sprout I proclaim them to you.” 10Sing to the Lord a new song, Sing His praise from the end of the earth! You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it; You islands, and those who live on them. 11Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, The settlements which Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains.

Isaiah 42:9 word by word

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

• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• formerרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• thingsרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• have comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to passבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• Now I declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• newחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• thingsחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• Beforeטֶ֫רֶםţerem · beforeH2962
• they sproutצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
• I proclaimשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085

Cross-references for Isaiah 42:9

• Genesis 15:12Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.
• Joshua 21:45Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; everything came to pass.
• Joshua 23:14“Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God spoke concerning you has failed; they all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed.
• 1 Kings 8:15He said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and fulfilled it with His hands, saying,
• 1 Kings 11:36But to his son I will give one tribe, so that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name.
• Isaiah 41:22Let them bring them forward and declare to us what is going to take place; As for the former events, declare what they were, So that we may consider them and know their outcome. Or announce to us what is coming;
• Isaiah 43:19Behold, I am going to do something new, Now it will spring up; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.
• Isaiah 44:7Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it; And, let him confront Me Beginning with My establishing of the ancient nation. Then let them declare to them the things that are coming And the events that are going to take place.
• Isaiah 46:9Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me,
• John 13:19From now on I am telling you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you may believe that I am He.
• Acts 15:18Says the Lord, who makes these things known from long ago.
• 1 Peter 1:10As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries,
• 2 Peter 1:19And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises 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
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• 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