KJV ORIGINAL
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and the old ones will not be remembered or even come to mind.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is promising to create a completely new and perfect world where the troubles and pain of the old world will be completely forgotten.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah wrote this prophecy during a time when Israel faced destruction and exile, offering hope for ultimate restoration. This vision looks beyond Israel's immediate return from Babylon to God's final plan for all creation. The promise served as comfort to a people who had experienced tremendous loss and suffering.
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