Isaiah 42:9

See, the previous things came to pass, 1 now I am about to declare new events. 1 Before they begin to occur I will tell you about them.” 1

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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 Yahweh, that is my name; 1 and my glory I will not share with another nor my praise with carved idols. 1

10Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; 1 you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, the coastlands, and those who live there. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 15:12Then when the sun was going down, Abram fell sound asleep and, behold, a deep and terrifying darkness overwhelmed him.

Joshua 23:14Now I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your hearts and souls that not one word has failed to come true of all the good things that Yahweh your God promised about you. All these things have come about for you. Not one of them has failed.

1 Kings 11:36I will give one tribe to Solomon's son, so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city in which I have chosen to put my name.

Isaiah 43:19Look, I am about to do a new thing; now it begins to happen; do you not perceive it? 1 I will make a road in the desert and streams of water in the wilderness. 1

Isaiah 46:9Think about the earlier things, those of times past, 1 for I am God, and there is no other, I am God, and there is no one like me. 1

John 13:19I tell you this now before it happens so that when it happens, you may believe that I AM.

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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