Isaiah 43:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Isa 65:17 : 17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Isa 46:9 : 9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; [I am] God, and there is none like me;
1 Chr 16:12 : 12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
Deut 7:18 : 18 thou shalt not be afraid of them: thou shalt well remember what Jehovah thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;
Deut 8:2 : 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.
Jer 16:14-15 : 14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that it shall no more be said, As Jehovah liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 15 but, As Jehovah liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the countries whither he had driven them. And I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
Jer 23:7-8 : 7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that they shall no more say, As Jehovah liveth, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 8 but, As Jehovah liveth, who brought up and who led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries whither I had driven them. And they shall dwell in their own land.
2 Cor 3:10 : 10 For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Isa 43:19
80%
19Behold, 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.
Isa 65:17
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17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Eccl 1:9-11
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75%
9That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
11There is no remembrance of the former [generations]; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter [generations] that are to come, among those that shall come after.
Isa 46:8-9
2 verses
74%
8Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; [I am] God, and there is none like me;
Isa 42:9
74%
9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Isa 43:16-17
2 verses
73%
16Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
17who 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):
Isa 48:6-7
2 verses
71%
6Thou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.
7They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
Job 11:16
71%
16For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,
Ps 77:11
71%
11I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah; For I will remember thy wonders of old.
Jer 3:16
70%
16And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith Jehovah, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of Jehovah; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more.
Ps 78:42
70%
42They remember not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
Heb 10:17
70%
17And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no {G3361} more.
Isa 43:25
70%
25I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins.
Isa 44:21
70%
21Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
Ps 78:11
70%
11And they forgat his doings, And his wondrous works that he had showed them.
Heb 8:12-13
2 verses
70%
12For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember no {G3361} more.
13In that he saith, A new [covenant] he hath made the first old. But that which is becoming old and waxeth aged is nigh unto vanishing away.
Ps 79:8
70%
8Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.
Ps 25:6-7
2 verses
69%
6Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old.
7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, For thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah.
Ps 50:22
69%
22Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
2 Kgs 19:25
69%
25Hast thou not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that it should be thine to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
Jer 2:10
68%
10For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there hath been such a thing.
Isa 41:22
68%
22Let them bring forth, and declare unto us what shall happen: declare ye the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come.
Isa 48:3
68%
3I have declared the former things from of old; yea, they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.
Deut 32:18
68%
18Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.
Jer 44:21
68%
21The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not Jehovah remember them, and came it not into his mind?
Hab 1:5
68%
5Behold ye among the nations, and look, and wonder marvellously; for I am working a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you.
Isa 37:26
68%
26Hast thou not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that it should be thine to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
Isa 57:11
68%
11And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou liest, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of long time, and thou fearest me not?
Isa 42:16
68%
16And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.
Ezek 16:43
68%
43Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast raged against me in all these things; therefore, behold, I also will bring thy way upon thy head, saith the Lord Jehovah: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness with all thine abominations.
Zech 8:11
68%
11But now I will not be unto the remnant of this people as in the former days, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Isa 43:8-9
2 verses
68%
8Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
Isa 44:18
67%
18They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Jer 23:40
67%
40and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
Eccl 7:10
67%
10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Isa 40:18
67%
18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Isa 26:14
67%
14[They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all remembrance of them to perish.
Hos 7:2
67%
2And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now have their own doings beset them about; they are before my face.
Deut 9:27
67%
27Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin,
Ps 143:5
67%
5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.
Deut 9:7
67%
7Remember, forget thou not, how thou provokedst Jehovah thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou wentest forth out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah.
Deut 32:7
67%
7Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations: Ask thy father, and he will show thee; Thine elders, and they will tell thee.