A Way in the Wilderness

Thus says the LORD your Redeemer,

the Holy One of Israel:

“For your sake, I will send to Babylon

and bring them all as fugitives,

even the Chaldeans,[fn]

in the ships in which they rejoice.

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I am the LORD, your Holy One,

the Creator of Israel, [and] your King.”

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Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea

and a path through the surging waters,

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who brings out the chariots and horses,

the armies and warriors together,

to lie down, never to rise again;

to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

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“Do not call to mind the former things;

pay no attention to the things of old.

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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.

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The beasts of the field will honor Me,

the jackals[fn] and the ostriches,[fn]

because I provide water in the wilderness

[and] rivers in the desert,

to give drink to My chosen people.

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The people I formed for Myself

will declare My praise.

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