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 who live in Zion are afraid. The people who do not respect God shake with fear. They ask, ‘Who among us can stay alive? This is a fire that burns everything. Nobody can stop it from burning!’ 15But some people can still live! Those who are honest in what they do and fair in what they say. Those who refuse to cheat other people so that they can become rich. Those who refuse to accept bribes. Those who will not listen to murderers, and who will not think about evil things. People who are like that will live in a safe place. Danger will not reach them among the high rocks. They will always have food to eat, and plenty of water to drink. 17With your own eyes, you will see the king. He will be great and beautiful. You will see the land that he rules. It will reach far and wide. 18Then you will think about the time when you were afraid. You will say, ‘Where is the enemy's important officer? Where is the officer that we paid taxes to? Where is the officer who counted our strong buildings? They are no longer here to give us trouble!’

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 32:18My people will live safely and quietly in their homes. They will not be afraid of trouble.
• Psalms 15:1Lord, who may stay with you, in your own home? Who may live there, on your holy hill?
• Psalms 90:1Lord, from long ago, you have always been a safe home for us.
• Psalms 91:1If anyone lives in Almighty God's safe place, the Most High God protects that person.
• Psalms 107:41But for people who are poor and weak, he rescues them from their trouble. He gives them many children, so that they have big families.
• Proverbs 1:33But whoever listens to me, Wisdom, will live safely. That person will have peace in his mind. He will not be afraid of trouble.’
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is like a strong tower. Righteous people can run there, and then they will be safe.
• Habakkuk 3:19The Lord God causes me to be strong. He makes my feet run safely over the rocks and hills, like a deer's feet. This prayer is for the music leader. He must use stringed instruments.
• Isaiah 26:1At that time, people will sing this song in Judah: We have a strong city, where we are safe. The Lord has made it safe, like strong walls that protect us all round.
• Psalms 18:33He makes my feet stand strongly on the ground. Like a deer, I can stand on high mountains and not fall.
• Psalms 33:18Remember, the Lord takes care of people who respect him. Those people trust him for his faithful love.
• Psalms 34:10Even young lions may not have food, so that they become hungry. But people who trust the Lord for help will receive every good thing that they need.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do good things. Then you will live safely in the land.
• Psalms 111:5He gives food to the people who serve him. He always remembers the covenant that he made with his people.
• Luke 12:29Do not always be thinking about the food and drink that you need. Do not worry about things like that.

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