Isaiah 42:9

In 11 translations

BSB

Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”

KJV

Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

WEB

Behold, the former things have happened and I declare new things. I tell you about them before they come up.”

ASV

Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.

LSV

The former things, behold, have come, || And I am declaring new things, || Before they spring up I cause you to hear.

YLT

The former things, lo, have come, And new things I am declaring, Before they spring up I cause you to hear.

DBY

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.

DRC

The things that were first, behold they are come: and new things do I declare: before they spring forth, I will make you head them.

GNV

Beholde, the former thinges are come to passe, and newe things doe I declare: before they come foorth, I tell you of them.

JPS

Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.

LXXE

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.

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WLC

הָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת הִנֵּה־בָ֑אוּ וַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙ אֲנִ֣י מַגִּ֔יד בְּטֶ֥רֶם תִּצְמַ֖חְנָה אַשְׁמִ֥יע אֶתְכֶֽם׃BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

LXX-Br

Τὰ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἰδοὺ ἥκασι, καὶ καινὰ ἃ ἐγὼ ἀναγγέλλω, καὶ πρὸ τοῦ ἀναγγεῖλαι ἐδηλώθη ὑμῖν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Isaiah 43:19Behold, 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.
• Isaiah 46:9–10Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will…
• John 13:19I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.
• 2 Peter 1:19–21We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Above…
• Isaiah 44:7–8Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place. Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told…
• Joshua 23:14–15Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one…
• Isaiah 41:22–23“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming. Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that…
• 1 Kings 8:15–20and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying, ‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen…
• Joshua 21:45Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
• 1 Peter 1:10–12Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He…
• Genesis 15:12–16As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him. Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not…
• 1 Kings 11:36I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
• Acts 15:18that have been known for ages.’

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