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19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.
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See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
20 The beast of the field will honor Me, The jackals and the ostriches, Because I give waters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My people, My chosen.
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The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21 This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise.
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the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise.
22 "But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; And you have been weary of Me, O Israel.
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“Yet you have not called on me, Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, Israel.
23 You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings, Nor wearied you with incense.
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You have not brought me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings nor wearied you with demands for incense.
24 You have bought Me no sweet cane with money, Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices; But you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.
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You have not bought any fragrant calamus for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your offenses.
25 "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.
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“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.
26 Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.
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Review the past for me, let us argue the matter together; state the case for your innocence.
27 Your first father sinned, And your mediators have transgressed against Me.
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Your first father sinned; those I sent to teach you rebelled against me.
28 Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; I will give Jacob to the curse, And Israel to reproaches.
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So I disgraced the dignitaries of your temple; I consigned Jacob to destruction and Israel to scorn.
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