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Isaiah 42:9
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The past events have indeed happened.Now I declare new events;I announce them to you before they occur.”
Behold, the former things have happened, and new things do I declare. Before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them."
"Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they sprout I proclaim them to you."
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."
"Indeed, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you."
Behold, the former things have happened, and new things do I declare. Before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Beholde, the former thinges are come to passe, and newe things doe I declare: before they come foorth, I tell you of them.
Behold, the former things have come to pass;Now I declare new things;Before they spring forth I cause you to hear them."
Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you."
Everything has happened just as I said it would; now I will announce what will happen next.
See how the former predictions come true; and now new things do I declare — before they sprout I tell you about them."
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth will I cause you to hear them.
In the past, I told you what would happen, and it happened! Now I am telling you something new, and I am telling you now, before it happens."
Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.
The things I predicted have now come true. Now I will tell you of new things even before they begin to happen."
Look! the former things have come, and I declare new things. I announce them to you before they sprout up."
Behold, the former things have come to pass, and I declare new things before they happen, I cause you to hear.
shewe you these new tidinges, and tel you them or they come, for olde thinges also are come to passe.
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.
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.
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Behold, the former things are come to passe, and new things doe I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Beholde olde thinges are come to passe, and newe thinges do I declare, and or euer they come I tell you of them.
Behold, the ancient things have come to pass, and so will the new things which I tell you: yea, before I tell them they are made known to you.
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Lo! tho thingis that weren the firste, ben comun, and Y telle newe thingis; Y schal make herd to you, bifore that tho bigynnen to be maad.
Look, the former things have come to pass, and I declare new things; before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Look, my earlier predictive oracles have come to pass; now I announce new events. Before they begin to occur, I reveal them to you."
Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them."
Everything I prophesied has come true, and now I will prophesy again. I will tell you the future before it happens."
See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them.
Things told in advance, lo! they have come to pass, - And new things, am I telling, Ere yet they spring forth, I let, you, hear them.
The things that were first, behold they are come: and new things do I declare: before they spring forth, I will make you hear them.
Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them."
The former things, lo, have come, And new things I am declaring, Before they spring up I cause you to hear.
"Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you."
Contextual Overview
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
So the sons of Israel joined those who were coming to buy grain for there was no food in Canaan.
Joseph remembered the dreams he had had about them. He said to them, "You are spies. You have come to find the weak places in our land."
Send one of you to bring your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison. Your words will be put to a test to see if you are telling the truth. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, you are spies for sure."
Then bring your youngest brother to me, so your words will be proven true. And you will live." So they did what he said.
"The man who is ruler of the land spoke sharp words to us. He thought that we had gone there to find the weak places in the country.
But we said to him, ‘We do not lie. We are not working against you in secret.
But bring your youngest brother to me, so I will know you are not spies, but honest men telling the truth. Then I will return your brother to you. And then you may trade in the land.'"
Then the Lord sent trouble upon the people, because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
"Send men to spy out the land of Canaan which I am going to give to the people of Israel. Send a man from each of their fathers' families, every one a leader among them."
Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men from Shittim to go in secret to learn about the land. He said to them, "Go and spy out the land, and Jericho." So they went and came to the house of Rahab, a woman who sold the use of her body, and they stayed there.
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.
