Isaiah 42:9

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Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I announce them to you.

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  • Isa 43:19 : 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth—do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
  • Isa 46:9-9 : 9 Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is no one like Me. 10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I desire.'
  • 1 Kgs 8:15-20 : 15 He said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying:' 16 'Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house where My name might be, but I chose David to rule My people Israel.' 17 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 18 But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well to have this desire in your heart.' 19 Nevertheless, you will not build the house yourself; rather, your son, your own descendant, will build the house for My name. 20 The LORD has fulfilled His word that He spoke: I have arisen in place of my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have also built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
  • 2 Pet 1:19-21 : 19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation. 21 For prophecy was never produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully. 11 They inquired into what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when He testified beforehand about the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things even angels long to look into.
  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 'But to his son, I will give one tribe, so that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen for Myself to put My name there.'
  • Isa 41:22-23 : 22 Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us the former things, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come. 23 Tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we might be dismayed and filled with awe.
  • Gen 15:12-16 : 12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 The LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants will be foreigners in a land not their own, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years." 14 "But I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will come out with great wealth." 15 "As for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age." 16 In the fourth generation, your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.
  • Josh 21:45 : 45 Not one of the good promises the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; they all came to pass.
  • Josh 23:14-15 : 14 Now behold, I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls that not one word has failed of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you. All of them have been fulfilled for you; not one word has failed. 15 But just as all the good things the LORD your God promised you have come to pass, so too the LORD will bring upon you the bad things He threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
  • John 13:19 : 19 I am telling you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you may believe that I am He.
  • Isa 44:7-8 : 7 Who is like Me? Let him declare and explain it. Let him present it to Me since I established the ancient people. Let them declare the things that are to come and what will happen. 8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and declare it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides Me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.
  • Acts 15:18 : 18 '—things known long ago.'

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    3I declared the former things long ago; they went forth from my mouth, and I made them known. Suddenly, I acted, and they came to pass.

  • Isa 48:5-7
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    5I declared it to you long ago; before it happened, I made you hear of it, so you could not say, 'My idol has done this; my carved and molten images have commanded it.'

    6You have heard it—now see all of it! And will you not declare it? From now on I will make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known.

    7They are created now, not long ago; before today, you didn’t hear of them, so that you cannot say, 'Behold, I knew them.'

  • Isa 43:18-19
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    18Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old.

    19Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth—do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

  • Isa 44:7-8
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    7Who is like Me? Let him declare and explain it. Let him present it to Me since I established the ancient people. Let them declare the things that are to come and what will happen.

    8Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and declare it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides Me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.

  • Isa 46:9-10
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    9Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is no one like Me.

    10I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I desire.'

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    17Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

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    8I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.

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    21Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.

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    10Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth— you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you coastlands, and their inhabitants.

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    8Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears.

    9All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this and proclaim the former things? Let them produce their witnesses to prove they were right, so that others may hear and say, 'It is true.'

    10'You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me.'

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    22Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us the former things, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come.

    23Tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we might be dismayed and filled with awe.

  • Isa 41:26-27
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    26Who has declared this from the beginning that we might know, or in advance that we might say ‘He is right’? No one proclaimed it, no one announced it, no one heard any words from you.

    27I was the first to say to Zion, 'Look, here they are!' And I give to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.

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    15I, even I, have spoken; I have called him, I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.

    16Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning, I have not spoken in secret; from the time it came to be, I was there. And now the Lord GOD has sent Me, along with His Spirit.

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    4Who has accomplished and done this, calling forth generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am the first, and I am also with the last—I am he.

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