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Isaiah 43:18

"Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to things of old.

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

14Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice. 15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King." 16Thus says the LORD-He who makes a way in the sea, and a path through surging waters, 17who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down and never rise again, to be extinguished, quenched like a wick- 18"Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to things of old.19Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. 20The animals of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people. 21The people I formed for Myself will declare 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
Then they said to one another, "Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us."
Genesis 42:28
"My money has been returned!" he said to his brothers. "It is here in my sack." Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, "What is this that God has done to us?"
Genesis 42:35
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man's sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of money, they were dismayed.
Genesis 43:26
When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
Genesis 43:27
He asked if they were well, and then he asked, "How is your elderly father that you told me about? Is he still alive?"
Deuteronomy 22:14
and then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, "I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin."
Deuteronomy 22:17
And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, 'I discovered your daughter was not a virgin.' But here is the proof of her virginity." And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.
Judges 13:22
"We are going to die," he said to his wife, "for we have seen God!"
Judges 14:4
(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
Job 15:21
Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks 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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