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Isaiah 33:21
21But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.
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 insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand. 20Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken. But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass. 22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us. 23Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.
Read all of Isaiah 33Isaiah 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
- ·כִּי [אם]kîy · that if: exceptH3588
- But[כִּי] אם'im · if: exceptH518
- thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- the Majestic Oneאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
- our LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- a placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- of riversנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
- and wideרָחָבrâchâb · broad: wideH7342
- and wideיָדyâd · hand: spaciousH3027
- canalsיְאֹרye'ôr · streamH2975
- where noבַּלbal · notH1077
- galleyאֳנִי'onîy · fleetH590
- with oarsשַׁ֫יִטshayiţ · oarH7885
- will rowהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- and noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- vesselצִיtsîy · shipH6716
- will passעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
Cross-references for Isaiah 33:21
- Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
- Acts 7:2And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
- 2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Psalms 46:4There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
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
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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
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