Bible Strands
Isaiah 43:18
“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Israel immediately after describing the total destruction of a past military force, positioning the command right before announcing a forthcoming deliverance.
The words — The Hebrew תִזְכְּרוּ (tizkeru) translates literally as "you remember," while תִתְבֹּנָנוּ (titbonanu) means "you consider" or "pay attention."
The thread — This directive reappears in Isaiah 65:17, where former things will not be remembered, and in 2 Corinthians 3:10, which contrasts past glory with a surpassing present reality.
Why it lands — The text commands the audience to stop fixating on past events and instead direct attention to God's imminent new action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 65:17 For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
- 2 Corinthians 3:10 Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.
- 1 Chronicles 16:12 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- Deuteronomy 8:2 Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
- Isaiah 46:9 Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
- Jeremiah 16:14 Yet behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’
- Deuteronomy 7:18 But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:
- Jeremiah 23:7 So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’