New King James Version
Isaiah 42:9
9Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
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 Living Translation (NLT)Everything I prophesied has come true, and now I will prophesy again. I will tell you the future before it happens.”
Context of Isaiah 42:9
7To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. 8I am the Lord, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images. Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them.” 10Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise from the ends of the earth, You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, You coastlands and you inhabitants of them! 11Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, The villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing, Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
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הָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת הִנֵּה־בָ֑אוּ וַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙ אֲנִ֣י מַגִּ֔יד בְּטֶ֥רֶם תִּצְמַ֖חְנָה אַשְׁמִ֥יע אֶתְכֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 42:9
- Genesis 15:12Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him.
- Joshua 21:45Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
- Joshua 23:14“Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.
- 1 Kings 8:15And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying,
- 1 Kings 11:36And to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there.
- Isaiah 41:22“Let them bring forth and show us what will happen; Let them show the former things, what they were, That we may consider them, And know the latter end of them; Or declare to us things to come.
- Isaiah 43:19Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.
- Isaiah 44:7And who can proclaim as I do? Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me, Since I appointed the ancient people. And the things that are coming and shall come, Let them show these to them.
- Isaiah 46:9Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me,
- John 13:19Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He.
- Acts 15:18“Known to God from eternity are all His works.
- 1 Peter 1:10Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
- 2 Peter 1:19And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines 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
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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
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