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I will tell you the future before it happens.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they sprout I proclaim <i>them</i> to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim <i>them</i> to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, the former things have come to pass; Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I cause you to hear <i>them</i>.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Indeed, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The past events have indeed happened. Now I declare new events; I announce them to you before they occur.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The past events have indeed happened. Now I declare new events; I announce them to you before they occur.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everything has happened just as I said it would; now I will announce what will happen next. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />What I said in the past has come true. I will reveal new things before they happen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The things I predicted have now come true. Now I will tell you of new things even before they begin to happen." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />See, the former things have taken place, and I'm announcing the new things— before they spring into being I'm telling you about them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, my earlier predictive oracles have come to pass; now I announce new events. Before they begin to occur, I reveal them to you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, the former things have happened, and I declare new things. I tell you about them before they come up."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the former things have happened and I declare new things. I tell you about them before they come up.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The former things, behold, have come, "" And I am declaring new things, "" Before they spring up I cause you to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The former things, lo, have come, And new things I am declaring, Before they spring up I cause you to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The first things, behold, they came, and new things I announce: before they shall spring up I will cause you to hear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The things that were first, behold they are come: and new things do I declare: before they spring forth, I will make you head them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The things that were first, behold, they have arrived. And I also announce what is new. Before these things arise, I will cause you to hear about them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, the earlier things have come to pass, new ones I now declare; Before they spring forth I announce them to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I show new things and former things, behold, they have come, and until they will spring up I have made them to be heard by you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, the former things are come to pass, And new things do I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the ancient things have come to pass, and <i>so will</i> the new things which I tell you: yea, before I tell <i>them</i> they are made known to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/42-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=9175" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/42.htm">Here is My Servant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: hā·ri·šō·nō·wṯ (Art:: Adj-fp) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">the former things</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">have happened,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">and now I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: mag·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">declare</a> <a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="2319: wa·ḥă·ḏā·šō·wṯ (Conj-w:: Adj-fp) -- New. From chadash; new.">new things.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2962.htm" title="2962: bə·ṭe·rem (Prep-b:: Adv) -- From an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend; properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before.">Before</a> <a href="/hebrew/6779.htm" title="6779: tiṣ·maḥ·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To sprout, spring up. A primitive root; to sprout.">they spring forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ʾaš·mīʿ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">I proclaim them</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">to you.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9-10</a></span><br />Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. / I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-3.htm">Isaiah 48:3-5</a></span><br />I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass. / For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze. / Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Isaiah 41:21-23</a></span><br />“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob. / “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming. / Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Isaiah 44:7-8</a></span><br />Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place. / Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21</a></span><br />Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9-12</a></span><br />All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.” / “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. / I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-4.htm">Isaiah 41:4</a></span><br />Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24-26</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth, / who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense, / who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-21.htm">Isaiah 40:21-22</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth? / He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm">Jeremiah 1:12</a></span><br />“You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a></span><br />Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28-29</a></span><br />But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these: / As you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-19.htm">John 13:19</a></span><br />I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.</p><p class="hdg">the former</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Genesis 15:12-15</a></b></br> And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45</a></b></br> There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/23-14.htm">Joshua 23:14,15</a></b></br> And, behold, this day I <i>am</i> going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, <i>and</i> not one thing hath failed thereof… </p><p class="hdg">new things</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Isaiah 41:22,23</a></b></br> Let them bring <i>them</i> forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they <i>be</i>, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19</a></b></br> Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, <i>and</i> rivers in the desert.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Isaiah 44:7,8</a></b></br> And who, as I, shall call, and shall 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 shew unto them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-2.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-23.htm">Declaring</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-26.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">New</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Declaring</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">New</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">The office of Christ, graced with meekness and constancy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">God's promise unto him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">God will manifest himself, and check idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">He reproves the people of incredulity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/42.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Behold, the former things have happened</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and faithfulness in fulfilling past prophecies. The "former things" refer to events and prophecies that have already come to pass, demonstrating God's control over history. This can be connected to the fulfillment of earlier prophecies in Isaiah, such as the Assyrian invasion and the deliverance of Jerusalem. It underscores the reliability of God's word, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/18-21.htm">Deuteronomy 18:21-22</a>, where a true prophet's words are confirmed by their fulfillment.<p><b>and now I declare new things</b><br>Here, God is introducing new revelations and future events. This declaration signifies a shift from past events to future promises, highlighting God's ongoing involvement in the world. The "new things" can be seen as the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of a new covenant, as prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>. This also points to the unfolding of God's redemptive plan, which includes the inclusion of the Gentiles, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>.<p><b>Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's omniscience and the prophetic nature of His declarations. By proclaiming events before they occur, God demonstrates His foreknowledge and the certainty of His plans. This is a hallmark of biblical prophecy, distinguishing the God of Israel from idols, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Isaiah 41:21-23</a>. The phrase also foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who fulfills numerous Old Testament prophecies, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, affirming the trustworthiness of God's word and His ultimate plan for salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, God is declaring His sovereignty and ability to foretell and bring about future events. This highlights His omniscience and omnipotence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies, Israel is the nation chosen by God to be His people. They are often the recipients of both His promises and His warnings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/former_things.htm">Former Things</a></b><br>Refers to past events or prophecies that have already been fulfilled, serving as a testament to God's faithfulness and power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/n/new_things.htm">New Things</a></b><br>These are the future events or prophecies that God is now revealing, demonstrating His ongoing involvement in the world and His plan for redemption.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is in control of history and fulfills His promises. We can trust Him with our future because He has proven faithful in the past.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_prophecy.htm">The Assurance of Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophecies serve as a reminder of God's omniscience. They assure us that God knows the future and is actively working out His plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/embrace_the_new.htm">Embrace the New</a></b><br>As God declares new things, we should be open to the changes He brings into our lives, trusting that they are part of His divine plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_expectation.htm">Living in Expectation</a></b><br>We are called to live with an expectation of God's continued work in our lives and the world, looking forward to the fulfillment of His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_christ.htm">Transformation through Christ</a></b><br>Just as God declares new things, we are made new in Christ. This transformation should be evident in our daily lives as we reflect His character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_in_isaiah.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Isaiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_international_house_of_prayer.htm">What is the International House of Prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_entails_being_christ's_ambassador.htm">What does being Christ's ambassador entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_'new_things'_in_isaiah_48_6-7.htm">Why does Isaiah 48:6–7 mention “new things” suddenly revealed, if God’s will or word is supposed to be consistent and unchanging? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9-17.</span> - ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COMING DELIVERANCE OF ISRAEL FROM BABYLON, AND CALL ON THE NATIONS FOR A SONG OF PRAISE AND JUBILATION. Jehovah is still the speaker. He begins by promising a new revelation (ver. 9). Then, before the revelation is made, he calls upon the nations - especially those in the vicinity of Palestine - to rejoice at what is about to happen (vers. 10-12). After this he proceeds to make the announcement promised in ver. 9 - an announcement that he is about to deliver his people (ver. 16) and to execute vengeance on their enemies (vers. 13-15 and 17). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, the former things are come to pass</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> former prophecies have been fulfilled. Israel has been led lute captivity, and in her captivity has suffered grievous things. The reference is, perhaps, especially to such prophecies as <a href="/isaiah/39-5.htm">Isaiah 39:5-7</a>. <span class="cmt_word">And new things do I declare</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19</a>). The voluntary restoration of a captive people to their own land by the power to which they were subject, and which could compel their services, was emphatically a "new thing" in the world's history. How unwilling the sovereign power was ordinarily to lose such services may be seen by the narrative in Exodus (<a href="/exodus/5.htm">Exodus 5-14</a>.), and again by the account which Herodotus gives (1:73, 74) of the ground of quarrel between Alyattes and Cyaxares. <span class="cmt_word">Before they spring forth</span>; or, <span class="accented">shoot forth.</span> The metaphor is one taken from the vegetable world (comp. <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19</a>; <a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Isaiah 45:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/42-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּה־</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the former things</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ri·šō·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in place, time, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have happened,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֑אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and now I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declare</span><br /><span class="heb">מַגִּ֔יד</span> <span class="translit">(mag·gîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">new things.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·ḏā·šō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2319.htm">Strong's 2319: </a> </span><span class="str2">New</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Before</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּטֶ֥רֶם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṭe·rem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Non-occurrence, not yet, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they spring forth</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּצְמַ֖חְנָה</span> <span class="translit">(tiṣ·maḥ·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6779.htm">Strong's 6779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sprout, spring up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I proclaim</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׁמִ֥יע‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·mî‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you.”</span><br /><span class="heb">פ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Punctuation<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/42-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 42:9 Behold the former things have happened (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 42:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 42:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>