Isaiah 43:21 (GNV)

Passage

This people haue I formed for my selfe: they shall shewe foorth my praise.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I do a new thing: now shall it come foorth: shall you not knowe it? I wil euen make a way in the desert, and floods in the wildernesse.

Isaiah 43:20 The wilde beastes shall honour mee, the dragons and the ostriches, because I gaue water in the desert, and floods in the wildernesse to giue drinke to my people, euen to mine elect.

Isaiah 43:21 This people haue I formed for my selfe: they shall shewe foorth my praise.

Isaiah 43:22 And thou hast not called vpon mee, O Iaakob, but thou hast wearied me, O Israel.

Isaiah 43:23 Thou hast not brought me the sheepe of thy burnt offrings, neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I haue not caused thee to serue with an offring, nor wearied thee with incense.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "haue", "formed", "selfe", "shall", "shewe", "foorth", and "praise". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "The wilde beastes shall honour mee the..." into verse 22's "And thou hast not called vpon mee...", so "people" and "haue" 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 "people" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.