Isaiah 43:14–21
God’s Mercy and Israel’s Unfaithfulness
14 This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer,q the Holy Oner of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon
and bring down as fugitivess all the Babylonians,b t
in the ships in which they took pride.
15 I am the Lord,u your Holy One,
Israel’s Creator,v your King.w”
16 This is what the Lord says—
he who made a way through the sea,
a path through the mighty waters,x
17 who drew outy the chariots and horses,z
the army and reinforcements together,a
and they layb there, never to rise again,
extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:c
18 “Forget the former things;d
do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!e
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wildernessf
and streams in the wasteland.g
20 The wild animalsh honor me,
the jackalsi and the owls,
because I provide waterj in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21 the people I formedk for myselfl
that they may proclaim my praise.m