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Isaiah 43:18

Give no thought to the things which are past; let the early times go out of your minds.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Condescension of God;   Gospel;   The Topic Concordance - Calling;   Choosing/chosen;   Curses;   Forgetting;   God;   Israel/jews;   Transgression;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Exodus;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ecclesiastes, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   New;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Election;   Micah, Book of;   Righteousness;   Servant of the Lord;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Isaiah ;   Quotations;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Do not remember the past events,pay no attention to things of old.
Hebrew Names Version
Don't remember the former things, neither consider the things of old.
King James Version
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
English Standard Version
"Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old.
New American Standard Bible
"Do not call to mind the former things, Or consider things of the past.
New Century Version
The Lord says, "Forget what happened before, and do not think about the past.
Amplified Bible
"Do not remember the former things, Or ponder the things of the past.
World English Bible
Don't remember the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Remember yee not the former things, neither regard the things of olde.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Do not remember the former things,Nor carefully consider things of the past.
Berean Standard Bible
"Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to things of old.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said: Forget what happened long ago! Don't think about the past.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Stop dwelling on past events and brooding over times gone by;
Darby Translation
—Remember not the former things, neither consider the ancient things:
Easy-to-Read Version
So don't remember what happened in earlier times. Don't think about what happened a long time ago,
George Lamsa Translation
Remember not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Good News Translation
But the Lord says, "Do not cling to events of the past or dwell on what happened long ago.
Lexham English Bible
"You must not remember the former things, and you not must consider the former things.
Literal Translation
Do not remember former things, nor consider the things of old.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye remembre not thinges of olde, and regarde nothinge that is past.
American Standard Version
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
King James Version (1611)
Remember yee not the former things, neither consider the things of olde.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Remember not thinges of olde, and regarde nothing that is past.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Remember ye not the former things, and consider not the ancient things.
English Revised Version
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thenke ye not on the formere thingis, and biholde ye not olde thingis.
Update Bible Version
Don't remember the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Webster's Bible Translation
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
New English Translation
"Don't remember these earlier events; don't recall these former events.
New King James Version
"Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.
New Living Translation
"But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.
New Life Bible
"Do not remember the things that have happened before. Do not think about the things of the past.
New Revised Standard
Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not keep in mind former things, - And things of old, do not consider:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Remember not former things, and look not on things of old.
Revised Standard Version
"Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old.
Young's Literal Translation
Remember not former things, And ancient things consider not.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Do not call to mind the former things, Or ponder things of the past.

Contextual Overview

14 The Lord, who has taken up your cause, the Holy One of Israel, says, Because of you I have sent to Babylon, and made all their seers come south, and the Chaldaeans whose cry is in the ships. 15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Maker of Israel, your King. 16 This is the word of the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a road through the deep waters; 17 Who sends out the war-carriages and the horses, the army with all its force; they have come down, they will not get up again; like a feebly burning light they are put out. 18 Give no thought to the things which are past; let the early times go out of your minds. 19 See, I am doing a new thing; now it is starting; will you not take note of it? I will even make a way in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country. 20 The beasts of the field will give me honour, the jackals and the ostriches: because I send out waters in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country, to give drink to the people whom I have taken for myself: 21 Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Isaiah 46:9, Isaiah 65:17, Deuteronomy 7:18, Deuteronomy 8:2, 1 Chronicles 16:12, Jeremiah 16:14, Jeremiah 16:15, Jeremiah 23:7, Jeremiah 23:8, 2 Corinthians 3:10

Reciprocal: Psalms 98:1 - for he Psalms 105:5 - Remember 2 Corinthians 5:17 - old

Cross-References

Genesis 42:21
And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
Genesis 42:28
And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?
Genesis 42:35
And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.
Genesis 43:26
And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.
Genesis 43:27
And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?
Deuteronomy 22:14
And says evil things about her and gives her a bad name, saying, I took this woman, and when I had connection with her it was clear to me that she was not a virgin:
Deuteronomy 22:17
And now he has put shame on her, saying that she is not a virgin; but here is the sign that she is a virgin. Then they are to put her clothing before the responsible men of the town.
Judges 13:22
And Manoah said to his wife, Death will certainly be our fate, for it is a god whom we have seen.
Judges 14:4
Now his father and mother had no knowledge that this was the purpose of the Lord, who had the destruction of the Philistines in mind. Now the Philistines at that time were ruling over Israel.
Job 15:21
A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Remember ye not the former things,.... Just now referred to, the bringing of Israel out of Egypt, and through the Red sea, and the drowning of Pharaoh and his army in it; for though these things were worthy to be remembered with thankfulness and praise, and to the glory of God, and for the encouragement of faith, yet not in comparison of what was hereafter to be done; meaning, not the redemption from Babylon, unless as a type of spiritual and eternal redemption by Christ; for otherwise there were greater and more wonderful things done, when Israel were brought out of Egypt, than when they were brought out of Babylon; but the great salvation by the Messiah, which exceeds both the deliverances out of Egypt and Babylon, is meant:

neither consider the things of old; unless as figures of the new, but not to be put upon a foot with them, much less to the undervaluing of them, and indeed to be forgotten in comparison of them; see

Jeremiah 23:7. The Talmudists q, by the "former" things, understand subjection to kingdoms; and, by the "things of old", the going out of Egypt; as they do by the "new thing", in the following verse, the war of Gog and Magog.

q T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 13. 1. T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 4. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Remember ye not ... - So great and wonderful shall be God’s future interpositions in your behalf, that what he has done, great as that was, shall be comparatively forgotten.

The former things - The deliverance from Egypt, and the overthrow of his enemies there.

The things of old - The things that were formerly done.


 
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