Isaiah 43:18

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

“Do not remember the former things, and the things before do not consider.

Latin

Ne memineritis priorum, et antiqua ne intueamini.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Isaiah 43:18

God wanted the Israelites to remember the exodus from Egypt. However, they needed to focus on the amazing event that was about to happen, instead of staying stuck in the past.

Isaiah 43:14–21

The Lord promised Israel that it would be freed from Babylon. This redemption would be similar to Israel's past freedom from Egypt but even greater in some ways (Isaiah 43:18).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah The Holy One of Israel The New Order The Promise of a Second Exodus

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 65:17
For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
2 Corinthians 3:10
Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.
1 Chronicles 16:12
Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
Isaiah 46:9
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
Jeremiah 16:14–15
Yet behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’
Deuteronomy 7:18
But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:
Jeremiah 23:7–8
So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’

Glossary

Book of Baruch Church Courts and Trials Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature Prophecy Ransom

Topics

Ability Changing Jobs Condescension of God: Expostulates with Backsliding Israel Forgetting Forgetting the Past Gospel: Prophecies Relating To Letting Go Living in the Past Moving Moving Forward Moving On New Beginnings New Creation in Christ New Day New Life New Things New Year New Year's Resolutions Putting the Past Behind Regret Second Chances Starting Over The Beginning The New Year The Past

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