# Isaiah 43.19 **Book:** [Isaiah](/codex/isaiah-the-prophet/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 17. who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick): 18. Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. > > **19. Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.** > > 20. The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen, 21. the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my praise. (Isaiah 43:17-21, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 17. who brings out the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched like a wick): 18. “Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old. > > **19. Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.** > > 20. The animals of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen, 21. the people which I formed for myself, that they might declare my praise. (Isaiah 43:17-21, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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. 18. Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. > > **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.** > > 20. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl 21. This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. (Isaiah 43:17-21, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 17. Who is bringing forth chariot and horse, A force, even a strong one: 'Together they lie down, they rise not, They have been extinguished, As flax they have been quenched.' 18. Remember not former things, And ancient things consider not. > > **19. Lo, I am doing a new thing, now it springeth up, Do ye not know it? Yea, I put in a wilderness a way, In a desolate place, floods.** > > 20. Honour me doth the beast of the field, Dragons and daughters of an ostrich, For I have given in a wilderness waters, Floods in a desolate place, To give drink to My people, My chosen. 21. This people I have formed for Myself, My praise they recount. (Isaiah 43:17-21, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Isaiah son of Amoz (traditional unity) + LORD direct discourse - **Audience:** Judah under Uzziah/Jotham/Ahaz/Hezekiah + exilic remnant - **Location:** Jerusalem and Judah - **Time period:** ministry c. 740-680 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H3045 - yada](/codex/h3045-yada/), *yada* (Strong's H3045). Also appears in: [Genesis 3](/codex/genesis-3/), [Genesis 12](/codex/genesis-12/), [Genesis 19](/codex/genesis-19/). - [H6213 - asah](/codex/h6213-asah/), *asah* (Strong's H6213). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.14-19](/codex/genesis-1-14-19/), [Genesis 1.24-28](/codex/genesis-1-24-28/), [Genesis 1.26](/codex/genesis-1-26/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from the Universal Imagination Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-universal-imagination-convergence/), via [Isaiah 43.18-19](/codex/isaiah-43-18-19/)