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Something New for Israel

16 This is what the Lord says —
    who makes a way through the sea,
        a path through the mighty waters,
17 who brings out chariots and horsemen,
    and[a] armies and warriors at the same time.
They lay there, never to rise again,
    extinguished, snuffed out like a candle:[b]

18 “Don’t remember[c] the former things;
    don’t dwell on things past.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:17 So 1QIsaa LXX; the Heb. lacks and
  2. Isaiah 43:17 Lit. linen wick
  3. Isaiah 43:18 1QIsaa employs second person sing.; MT LXX employ second person pl.

16 This is what the Lord says—
    he who made a way through the sea,
    a path through the mighty waters,(A)
17 who drew out(B) the chariots and horses,(C)
    the army and reinforcements together,(D)
and they lay(E) there, never to rise again,
    extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:(F)
18 “Forget the former things;(G)
    do not dwell on the past.

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