Isaiah 43:19 (DRB)

Passage

Behold I do new things, and now they shall spring forth, verily you shall know them: I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:17 Who brought forth the chariot and the horse, the army and the strong: they lay down to sleep together, and they shall not rise again: they are broken as flax, and are extinct.

Isaiah 43:18 Remember not former things, and look not on things of old.

Isaiah 43:19 Behold I do new things, and now they shall spring forth, verily you shall know them: I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:20 The beast of the field shall glorify me, the dragons and the ostriches: because I have given waters in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, to my chosen.

Isaiah 43:21 This people have I formed for myself, they shall shew forth my praise.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "things", "shall", "spring", "forth", "verily", and "make". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Remember not former things and look not..." into verse 20's "The beast of the field shall glorify...", so "behold" and "things" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "behold" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.