Isaiah 33:21

Isaiah 33:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
• New International Version (NIV)There the Lord will be our Mighty One. It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams. No galley with oars will ride them, no mighty ship will sail them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But there the Lord in majesty will be for us a place of broad rivers and streams, where no galley with oars can go, nor majestic ship can pass.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But there the majestic Lord will be for us A place of broad rivers and streams, In which no galley with oars will sail, Nor majestic ships pass by

Context of Isaiah 33:21

19You will no longer see the fierce and insolent people, A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends, Of a strange and stammering tongue which no one understands. 20Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts and observances; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a undisturbed settlement, A tent which will not be taken down; Not one of its stakes will ever be pulled up, Nor any of its ropes be severed. But there the mighty and magnificent Lord will be for us A place of broad rivers and streams, Where no oar-driven boat will go, And on which no mighty and stately ship will pass. 22For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Ruler, The Lord is our King; He will save us. 23Your ship’s ropes (tackle) hang loose; They cannot hold the base of their mast firmly, Nor spread out the sail. Then an abundance of spoil and plunder will be divided; Even the lame will take the plunder.

Isaiah 33:21 word by word

כִּ֣י אִם־שָׁ֞ם אַדִּ֤יר יְהוָה֙ לָ֔נוּ מְקוֹם־נְהָרִ֥ים יְאֹרִ֖ים רַחֲבֵ֣י יָדָ֑יִם בַּל־תֵּ֤לֶךְ בּוֹ֙ אֳנִי־שַׁ֔יִט וְצִ֥י אַדִּ֖יר לֹ֥א יַעַבְרֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But there the gloriousאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
• Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• unto us a placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• of broadיָדyâd · hand: spaciousH3027
• of broadרָחָבrâchâb · broad: wideH7342
• riversנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• streamsיְאֹרye'ôr · streamH2975
• wherein shall goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• noבַּלbal · notH1077
• galleyאֳנִי'onîy · fleetH590
• with oarsשַׁ֫יִטshayiţ · oarH7885
• shipצִיtsîy · shipH6716
• passעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674

Cross-references for Isaiah 33:21

• Psalms 29:3The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters.
• Acts 7:2And he answered, “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory [the Shekinah, the radiance of God] appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
• 2 Corinthians 4:4among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
• Psalms 46:4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High.

Commentaries on Isaiah 33:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The glorious Lord "The glorious name of Jehovah" - I take שם shem for a noun, with the Septuagint and Syriac. See Psalm 20:1; Proverbs 18:10.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21But there - In Jersalem; or in his church, of which Jerusalem was the emblem. The glorious Lord - Lowth renders it, The glorious name of Yahweh,‘ שׁם shâm to be a noun, as if it were pointed שׁם shēm So the Syriac and the Septuagint read it. The word glorious‘ (אדיר 'adiyr ) means magnificent; denoting that Yahweh would manifest himself there as magnificent or great in the destruction of his enemies, and in the protection of his people. Will be unto us…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-24This vision is about God’s reign in Zion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. there--namely, in Jerusalem. will be ... rivers--Jehovah will be as a broad river surrounding our city (compare Is 19:6; Na 3:8), and this, too, a river of such a kind as no ship of war can pass (compare Is 26:1). Jerusalem had not the advantage of a river; Jehovah will be as one to it, affording all the advantages, without any of the disadvantages of one. galley with oars--war vessels of a long shape, and propelled by oars; merchant vessels were…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 33:21

• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Oar
• Righteous

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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