Isaiah 33:16

Isaiah 33:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
• New International Version (NIV)they are the ones who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure.

Context of Isaiah 33:16

14The sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. [They cry] “Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?” 15He who walks righteously and speaks with integrity, Who rejects gain from fraud and from oppression, Who shakes his hand free from the taking of bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes to avoid looking upon evil; He will dwell on the heights, His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks, His bread will be given him; His water will be permanent. 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see a far-distant land. 18Your mind will meditate on the terror [asking]: “Where is he who counts? Where is he who weighs [the tribute]? Where is he who counts the towers?”

Isaiah 33:16 word by word

ה֚וּא מְרוֹמִ֣ים יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן מְצָד֥וֹת סְלָעִ֖ים מִשְׂגַּבּ֑וֹ לַחְמ֣וֹ נִתָּ֔ן מֵימָ֖יו נֶאֱמָנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• on highמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• his place of defenceמִשְׂגָּבmiώgâb · high refugeH4869
• the munitionsמְצָדmetsad metsâd metsâdâh · strongholdH4679
• of rocksסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• shall be givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him; his watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• sureאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539

Cross-references for Isaiah 33:16

• Isaiah 32:18Then my people will live in a peaceful surrounding, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places.
• Psalms 15:1O Lord, who may lodge [as a guest] in Your tent? Who may dwell [continually] on Your holy hill?
• Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place [our refuge, our sanctuary, our stability] in all generations.
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].
• Psalms 107:41Yet He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
• Proverbs 1:33But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil].
• Habakkuk 3:19The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army]; He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet And makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my high places [of challenge and responsibility]. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.
• Isaiah 26:1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; He sets up salvation as walls and ramparts.
• Psalms 18:33He makes my feet like hinds’ feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble]; He sets me [securely] upon my high places.
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,
• Psalms 34:10The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry, But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.
• Psalms 37:3Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.
• Psalms 111:5He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence]; He will remember His covenant forever.
• Luke 12:29So as for you, do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink; nor have an anxious and unsettled mind.

Commentaries on Isaiah 33:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16He shall dwell on high - See the margin. Heights, or high places, were usually places of safety, being, inaccessible to an enemy. The sense here is, that such a man as is described in Isaiah 33:15, should be preserved from alarm and danger, as if his habitation were on a lofty cliff or rock. The particular and special meaning is, that he should be safe from the anger, wrath, and consuming fire, which the sinner and the hypocrite dreaded Isaiah 33:14. The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 The true believer watches against all occasions of sin. The Divine power will keep him safe, and his faith in that power will keep him easy. He shall want nothing needful for him. Every blessing of salvation is freely bestowed on all that ask with humble, believing prayer; and the believer is safe in time and for ever. Those that walk uprightly shall not only have bread given, and their water sure, but they shall, by faith, see the King of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. on high--heights inaccessible to the foe (Is 26:1). bread ... waters--image from the expected siege by Sennacherib; however besieged by trials without, the godly shall have literal and spiritual food, as God sees good for them (Is 41:17; Psa 37:25; 34:10; 132:15).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 33:16

• Blessing
• Bribery
• Church
• Fort
• Honesty
• Integrity
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Oppression
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Temptation

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Commentaries on Isaiah 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings