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 afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?” 15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured. 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar. 18Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? 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

• heהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• will dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• on the heightsמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• the mountainסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• fortressמְצָדmetsad metsâd metsâdâh · strongholdH4679
• his refugeמִשְׂגָּבmiώgâb · high refugeH4869
• his foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• will be providedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• his waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• assuredאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539

Cross-references for Isaiah 33:16

• Isaiah 32:18Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
• Psalms 15:1O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
• Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
• Psalms 107:41But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
• Proverbs 1:33But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• Habakkuk 3:19GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
• Isaiah 26:1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
• Psalms 18:33He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
• Psalms 33:18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
• Psalms 34:10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
• Psalms 111:5He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
• Luke 12:29And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

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

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• 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