Isaiah 43:16-18

43:16 This is what the Lord says,

the one who made a road through the sea,

a pathway through the surging waters,

43:17 the one who led chariots and horses to destruction, ¹ 

together with a mighty army.

They fell down, ²  never to rise again;

they were extinguished, put out like a burning wick:

43:18 “Don’t remember these earlier events; ³ 

don’t recall these former events.

[43:17]  ¹ tn Heb “led out chariots and horses.” The words “to destruction” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The verse refers to the destruction of the Egyptians at the Red Sea.

[43:17]  ² tn Heb “lay down”; NAB “lie prostrate together”; CEV “lie dead”; NRSV “they lie down.”

[43:18]  ³ tn Heb “the former things” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “forget all that.”