Isaiah 43:20 (LSB)

Passage

The beasts of the field will glorify Me, The jackals and the ostriches, Because I have given waters in the wilderness And rivers in the wasteland, To give drink to My chosen people.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:18 “Do not remember the former things, Nor carefully consider things of the past.

Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I will do something new; Now it will spring forth; Will you not know it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the wasteland.

Isaiah 43:20 The beasts of the field will glorify Me, The jackals and the ostriches, Because I have given waters in the wilderness And rivers in the wasteland, To give drink to My chosen people.

Isaiah 43:21 The people whom I formed for Myself Will recount My praise.

Isaiah 43:22 “Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob; But you have become weary of Me, O Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beasts", "field", "glorify", "jackals", "ostriches", "given", "waters", and "wilderness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beasts" and "field", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Behold I will do something new Now..." into verse 21's "The people whom I formed for Myself...", so "beasts" and "field" 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 "beasts" and "field" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.