Isaiah 43:18-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁸ Forget what happened long ago!
    Don't think about the past.
¹⁹ I am creating something new.
    There it is! Do you see it?
I have put roads in deserts,
    streams^[a] in thirsty lands.
²⁰ Every wild animal honors me,
    even jackals^[b] and owls.
I provide water in deserts—
streams in thirsty lands
    for my chosen people.