Isaiah 42:9

Hinei, the rishonot (former things) are come to pass, 1 and chadashot (new things) do I declare; 1 before titzmachnah (they spring forth; Tzemach) 1 I tell you of them. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8I am Hashem, that is Shmi; 1 and My kavod will I not give to another, 1 neither My tehillah (praise) to pesilim. 1

10Sing unto Hashem a shir chadesh (new song), 1 and His tehillah from the ketzeh ha'aretz, 1 ye that go down to the yam, and all that is therein. 1 You iyim (islands), and the inhabitants thereof. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 15:12And when the shemesh was going down, a tardemah fell upon Avram; and, hinei, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Joshua 23:14And, hinei, now I am going the derech kol ha'aretz; and ye know in all your hearts and in all your nefashot, that not one thing hath failed of all the devarim hatovim which Hashem Eloheichem promised concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.

1 Kings 11:36And unto bno will I give shevet echad (one tribe), l'ma'an Dovid Avdi may have a ner (lamp) always before Me in Yerushalayim, the Ir which I have chosen for Me to put My Shem there.

Isaiah 43:19Hineni, I am doing a chadashah (new thing); 1 now titzmach (it shall spring forth; Tzemach); shall ye not perceive it? 1 I will even make a derech in the midbar, 1 and neharot in the desert. 1

Isaiah 46:9Remember the rishonot (former things) me'olam (of old); 1 for I am El (G-d), and there is not another; + 46:9 G-d 1 Elohim, and there is none like Me. 1

John 13:19From now on I tell you before the occurrence that you may have emunah (faith) when it occurs, that Ani Hu. + 13:19 Isa 41:4; 46:10; 43:10

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:6-13

The Messiah's Approach. ( b. c. 708.) 5 Thus saith God the Lord , he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: 6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that… Read the whole commentary →

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