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Isaiah 43:19

Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19
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Study notes

God is doing something new: He will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

Explanation

The new thing is a new rescue for His people, as great as the Exodus. As God once made a way through the sea, He will now make a way through the wilderness.

Original language
  • חֲדָשָׁה֙ (cha.da.Shah): new
    Hebrew · Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · Strong's H2319H · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    A new thing.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 43:19, word 3

  • תִצְמָ֔ח (titz.Mach): to spring
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · Strong's H6779 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    It is springing up.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 43:19, word 5

  • דֶּ֔רֶךְ (De.rekh): road
    Hebrew · Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · Strong's H1870K · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    A way.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 43:19, word 11

  • נְהָרֽוֹת (ne.ha.Rot): river
    Hebrew · Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · Strong's H5104H · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Rivers.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 43:19, word 13

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Original language (Hebrew)

הִנְנִ֨י עֹשֶׂ֤ה חֲדָשָׁה֙ עַתָּ֣ה תִצְמָ֔ח הֲל֖וֹא תֵֽדָע֑וּהָ אַ֣ף אָשִׂ֤ים בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ דֶּ֔רֶךְ בִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹן נְהָרֽוֹת׃

  1. הִנְנִ֨יhi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  2. עֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.Seh“[am] about to do”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  3. חֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.Shah“a new [thing]”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from חָדָשׁ · “new” · Strong's H2319H
  4. עַתָּ֣ה'a.Tah“now”
    Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  5. תִצְמָ֔חtitz.Mach“it is springing up”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from צָמַח · “to spring” · Strong's H6779
  6. הֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. תֵֽדָע֑וּהָte.da.'U.ha“do you know it”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  8. אַ֣ף'af“also”
    Particle, interjection · from אַף · “also” · Strong's H0637
  9. אָשִׂ֤ים'a.Sim“I will make”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
  10. בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.Bar“in the wilderness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  11. דֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekh“a way”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
  12. בִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןbi.shi.Mon“in a desolate place”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יְשִׁימוֹן · “wilderness” · Strong's H3452H
  13. נְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.Rot“rivers”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from נָהָר · “river” · Strong's H5104H
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)