Isaiah 42:9

Verse

Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”

American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.

Bible in Basic English

See, the things said before have come about, and now I give word of new things: before they come I give you news of them.

Free Bible Version

Notice that what I foretold has come true, as will the new things I'm saying to you now. I tell you what will happen before it does.”

Geneva Bible 1599

Beholde, the former thinges are come to passe, and newe things doe I declare: before they come foorth, I tell you of them.

King James (Authorized) Version

Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

One Unity Resource Bible

Behold, the former things have happened, and I declare new things. I sh'ma ·hear obey, declare· to you about them before they come up.”

Translation for Translators

Everything that I have prophesied has happened, and now I will tell about other things that will happen. I will tell you things that will happen before they happen.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

See, the previous things came to pass, now I am about to declare new events. Before they begin to occur I will tell you about them.”

Noah Webster Bible

Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

World English Bible

Behold, the former things have happened and I declare new things. I tell you about them before they come up.”

Young's Literal Translation

The former things, lo, have come, And new things I am declaring, Before they spring up I cause you to hear.

Context

Here Is My Servant

⁸I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols. ⁹Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”

Sermons

The Timelessness of God

Major Ian Thomas

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Prophecy and World Events

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Summary

This verse highlights the sovereignty and omniscience of God, declaring that He has declared the future before it happens. It emphasizes God's authority over time and events, showcasing His divine knowledge and control over all things. The verse encourages trust in God's promises and prophecies, assuring believers that His plans will come to pass. It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the certainty of His word being fulfilled, instilling hope and confidence in His divine providence.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

First the overthrow of idolatry, then the restoration of Israel and conversion of the Gentiles: this is the double work of Jehovah's zeal which is already in progress. "The first, behold, is come to pass, and new things am I proclaiming; before it springs up, I let you hear it." The "first" is the rise of Cyrus, and the agitation of the nations which it occasioned - events which not only formed the starting-point of the prophecy in these addresses, whether the captivity was the prophet's historical or ideal standpoint, but which had no less force in themselves, as the connection between the first and second halves of the v. before us imply, as events both foreknown and distinctly foretold by Jehovah. The "new things" which Jehovah now foretells before their visible development (Isa 43:19), are the restoration of Israel, for which the defeat of their oppressors prepares the say, and the conversion of the heathen, to which an impulse is given by the fact that God thus glorifies Himself in His people.