Isaiah 43:21 (YLT)

Passage

This people I have formed for Myself, My praise they recount.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:19 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.

Isaiah 43:20 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.

Isaiah 43:21 This people I have formed for Myself, My praise they recount.

Isaiah 43:22 And Me thou hast not called, O Jacob, For thou hast been wearied of me, O Israel,

Isaiah 43:23 Thou hast not brought in to Me, The lamb of thy burnt-offerings, And <FI>with<Fi> thy sacrifices thou hast not honoured Me, I have not caused thee to serve with a present, Nor wearied thee with frankincense.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Honour me doth the beast of the..." into verse 22's "And Me thou hast not called O...", so "people" and "formed" 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 "formed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.