Isaiah 43:18

43:17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

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“Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old.

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

Remember you not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

What does Isaiah 43:18 mean?

Isaiah 43:18 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָכַר (zâkar), רִאשׁוֹן (riʼshôwn), בִּין (bîyn).

Hebrew interlinear

Rememberזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

not

the

former

things,רִאשׁוֹןriʼshôwn/ree-shone'/H7223first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

neither

considerבִּיןbîyn/bene/H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand

the

things

old.קַדְמוֹנִיqadmôwnîy/kad-mo-nee'/H6931(of time) anterior or (of place) oriental

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 43:18.

Leviticus 26:45

But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.

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What does Isaiah 43:18 say?

Isaiah 43:18 (King James Version) reads: "Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old."

Is Isaiah 43:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 43:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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