Isaiah 42:9
Behold, the former things have happened,
What it says
Former things have happened, and now the LORD announces new things before they spring forth.
What it is doing
This verse frames the Servant's work as the beginning of God's new act in history.
In context
1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, 2He will not cry out or raise His voice, 3A bruised reed He will not break 4He will not grow weak or discouraged 5This is what God the LORD says— 6“I, the LORD, have called you 7to open the eyes of the blind, 8I am the LORD; 9Behold, the former things have happened,