Isaiah 43:16

Isaiah 43:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters,

Context of Isaiah 43:16

14Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice. 15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.” Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, 17who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: 18“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.

Isaiah 43:16 word by word

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן בַּיָּ֖ם דָּ֑רֶךְ וּבְמַ֥יִם עַזִּ֖ים נְתִיבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Thusכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• who makesנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• a wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• in the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• and a pathנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410
• through the surgingעַז‛az · strongH5794
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Isaiah 43:16

• Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
• Isaiah 11:15The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.
• Isaiah 51:10Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?
• Isaiah 63:11Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
• Exodus 14:16And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
• Joshua 3:13When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”
• Nehemiah 9:11You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.
• Psalms 74:13You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
• Psalms 77:19Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
• Psalms 78:13He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.
• Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
• Psalms 114:3The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
• Jeremiah 31:35Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
• Revelation 16:12And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.

Commentaries on Isaiah 43:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Thus saith the Lord - This verse contains a reference to the deliverance from Egyptian servitude - the great storehouse of argument and illustration with the sacred writers; the standing demonstration of God‘s merciful interposition in behalf of their nation, and proof that he was their God. Which maketh - Whose characteristic it is to open a path of safety for his people even when deep and rapid floods are before them The standing roof of this which…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The deliverance from Babylon is foretold, but there is reference to greater events. The redemption of sinners by Christ, the conversion of the Gentiles, and the recall of the Jews, are described. All that is to be done to rescue sinners, and to bring the believer to glory, is little, compared with that wondrous work of love, the redemption of man.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-21The Lord promised Israel that it would be freed from Babylon. This redemption would be similar to Israel's past freedom from Egypt but even greater in some ways (Isaiah 43:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. Allusion to the deliverance of Israel and overthrow of Pharaoh in the Red Sea, the standing illustration of God's unchanging character towards His people (Ex 14:21, 22, 27, 28).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 43:16

• Babylon
• Condescension of God
• Isaiah
• Red Sea

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Commentaries on Isaiah 43

• 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