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Isaiah 43:21 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 43 · verse 21
This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.Isaiah 43:21 · King James Version
Isaiah 43:21 in context
19Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
20The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
21This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
22But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.
23Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.
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Key words (Strong's)
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- formedyâtsarto mould into a formH3335 →
- forthçâpharproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or recordH5608 →
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To so low an ebb were the faith and hope of God's people in Babylon brought that there needed line upon line to assure them that they should be released out of their captivity; and therefore, that they might have strong consolation, the assurances of it are often repeated, and here very expressly and encouragingly. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-21