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Isaiah 43:21
21the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise.
Isaiah 43:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)the people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I have made Israel for myself, and they will someday honor me before the whole world.
Context of Isaiah 43:21
19See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. 20The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen, the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise. 22“Yet you have not called on me, Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, Israel. 23You have not brought me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings nor wearied you with demands for incense.
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עַם־זוּ֙ יָצַ֣רְתִּי לִ֔י תְּהִלָּתִ֖י יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 43:21
- Isaiah 50:7Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.
- Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
- Isaiah 61:3and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
- Psalms 4:3Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.
- Psalms 102:18Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord:
- Proverbs 16:4The Lord works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.
- Luke 1:74to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear
- 1 Corinthians 6:19Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
- 1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
- Ephesians 1:5he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—
- Ephesians 3:21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
- Colossians 1:16For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
- Hebrews 13:15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Commentaries on Isaiah 43:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21This people have I formed for myself - To preserve the remembrance of my name; to transmit the knowledge of the true God to future times, and to celebrate my praise (see the notes at Isaiah 43:1). They shall show forth my praise - They shall celebrate my goodness; or, by their restoration to their own land, they shall show manifestly that they are my people.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The deliverance from Babylon is foretold, but there is reference to greater events. The redemption of sinners by Christ, the conversion of the Gentiles, and the recall of the Jews, are described. All that is to be done to rescue sinners, and to bring the believer to glory, is little, compared with that wondrous work of love, the redemption of man.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21One purpose of redemption is to honor God through the praises of the redeemed (see 1 Peter 2:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. This people--namely, The same as "My people, My chosen" (see Is 43:1, 7; Psa 102:18). my praise--on account of the many and great benefits conferred on them, especially their restoration.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 43
- 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
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