以赛亚书 42:9

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

看哪！先前預言過的事已經成就了，現在我說明新的事；它們還沒有發生以前，我就先說給你們聽了。”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
看 哪 ， 先 前 的 事 已 经 成 就 ， 现 在 我 将 新 事 说 明 ， 这 事 未 发 以 先 ， 我 就 说 给 你 们 听 。

Contextual Overview

⁵ God, the Lord , said these things. He created the skies and stretched them out. He spread out the earth and everything on it. He gives life to all people on earth, to everyone who walks on the earth. ⁶ The Lord says, "I, the Lord , called you to do right, and I will hold your hand and protect you. You will be the sign of my agreement with the people, a light to shine for all people. ⁷ You will help the blind to see. You will free those who are in prison, and you will lead those who live in darkness out of their prison. ⁸ "I am the Lord . That is my name. I will not give my glory to another; I will not let idols take the praise that should be mine. ⁹ The things I said would happen have happened, and now I tell you about new things. Before those things happen, I tell you about them." ¹⁰ Sing a new song to the Lord ; sing his praise everywhere on the earth. Praise him, you people who sail on the seas and you animals who live in them. Praise him, you people living in faraway places. ¹¹ The deserts and their cities should praise him. The settlements of Kedar should praise him. The people living in Sela should sing for joy; they should shout from the mountaintops. ¹² They should give glory to the Lord . People in faraway lands should praise him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the former: Genesis 15:12-16, Joshua 21:45, Joshua 23:14, Joshua 23:15, 1 Kings 8:15-20, 1 Kings 11:36

new things: Isaiah 41:22, Isaiah 41:23, Isaiah 43:19, Isaiah 44:7, Isaiah 44:8, Isaiah 46:9, Isaiah 46:10, John 13:19, Acts 15:18, 1 Peter 1:10-12, 2 Peter 1:19-21

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 13:2 - Josiah by name Ecclesiastes 1:11 - There is Isaiah 44:26 - confirmeth Isaiah 48:3 - declared Isaiah 48:5 - Mine idol Isaiah 48:6 - showed Isaiah 52:6 - I am he Daniel 2:22 - revealeth Daniel 9:13 - As it is Matthew 12:17 - it Matthew 13:35 - I will utter Luke 17:34 - I tell Acts 13:47 - that thou Revelation 21:5 - Behold

Cross-References

Genesis 42:5
Along with many other people, the sons of Israel went to Egypt to buy grain, because the people in the land of Canaan were also hungry.

Genesis 42:9
And Joseph remembered his dreams about his brothers bowing to him. He said to them, "You are spies! You came to learn where the nation is weak!"

Genesis 42:16
One of you must go and get your brother. The rest of you will stay here in prison. We will see if you are telling the truth. If not, as surely as the king lives, you are spies."

Genesis 42:20
Then bring your youngest brother back here to me. If you do this, I will know you are telling the truth, and you will not die." The brothers agreed to this.

Genesis 42:30
They said, "The master of that land spoke unkindly to us. He accused us of spying on his country,

Genesis 42:31
but we told him that we were honest men, not spies.

Genesis 42:34
And bring your youngest brother to me so I will know you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give you back your brother whom you leave with me, and you can move about freely in our land.'"

Exodus 32:35
So the Lord caused terrible things to happen to the people because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.

Numbers 13:2
"Send men to explore the land of Canaan, which I will give to the Israelites. Send one leader from each tribe."

Joshua 2:1
Joshua son of Nun secretly sent out two spies from Acacia and said to them, "Go and look at the land, particularly at the city of Jericho." So the men went to Jericho and stayed at the house of a prostitute named Rahab.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Behold, the former things are come to pass,.... Which the Lord had foretold in former times, as to Abraham, concerning the affliction of his posterity in Egypt, the bringing them out from thence, and settling them in the land of Canaan; and other things by Moses and Joshua, and other prophets; and by Isaiah; and particularly the captivity of the ten tribes, which was now come to pass in the times of Hezekiah:

and new things do I declare; as the captivity of Judah and Benjamin, and their restoration by Cyrus; and more especially the mission and incarnation of Christ, his sufferings and death, and redemption and salvation by him; which were not only things to come, but new things, famous and excellent ones:

before they spring up I tell you of them or "before they bud forth" r; while the seeds of them were under ground, sown in the purposes and decrees of God, he spoke of them in prophecy; and now former prophecies being fulfilled, and new ones delivered out, concerning things of which there was no appearance, and yet there was the greatest reason to believe their accomplishment, from the fulfilment of the former; this must be a strong proof and confirmation of the Lord being the true God, and the only one.

r בטרם תצמחנה "antequam pullulent", Montanus, Cocceius; "germinent", Vatablus; "antequam propullulent vel efflorescant", Vitringa.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Behold, 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 do I declare - Things pertaining to future events, relating to the coming of the Messiah, and to the universal prevalence of his religion in the world.

Before they spring forth - There is here a beautiful image. The metaphor is taken from plants and flowers, the word צמח tsâmach properly referring to the springing up of plants, or to their sending out shoots, buds, or flowers. The phrase literally means, ‘before they begin to germinate,’ that is, before there are any indications of life, or growth in the plant. The sense is, that God predicted the future events before there was anything by which it might be inferred that such occurrences would take place. It was not done by mere sagacity - as men like Burke and Canning may sometimes predict future events with great probability by marking certain political indications or developments. God did this when there were no such indications, and when it must have been done by mere omniscience. In this respect, all his predictions differ from the conjectures of man, and from all the reasonings which are founded on mere sagacity.