For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Parallel translations
- WEB “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind.
- BSB For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
- NKJV “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.
- NASB ¶“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.
- NLT “Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore.
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Quick answer
God announces that He will create new heavens and a new earth, so that the former things are no longer remembered. It matters because it unveils the ultimate hope of a wholly renewed creation.
Overview
This climactic promise looks beyond restoration to a brand-new creation where past sorrows are forgotten. The New Testament takes up this vision: Peter awaits 'new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness' (2 Peter 3:13), and John sees it fulfilled in Revelation 21:1-4. It is the grand hope secured by Christ, in whom God makes all things new.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 2 Pet 3:13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
- Rev 21:1–5And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
- Isa 66:22For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
- Isa 43:18Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
- Jer 3:16And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
- Isa 51:16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
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