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Isaiah 43:16
16The Lord is the one who made a road through the sea for you to cross. You went on a dry path in the middle of the deep water.
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
14The Lord is your Redeemer, Israel's Holy God. He says this: ‘I will send an army to attack Babylon, so that you, my people, will be safe. I will cause all the Babylonians to run away. They were proud of their great ships, but now they will use them to escape from their enemies. 15I am the Lord, your Holy God. I am the one who created Israel. I am your King.’ The Lord is the one who made a road through the sea for you to cross. You went on a dry path in the middle of the deep water. 17He led the enemy's great army, with their chariots and their horses, to chase you. They all fell down and the water drowned them. Their lives finished, like the flame of a lamp that stops burning. 18The Lord did all that for you, but now he says, ‘Forget those things that happened a long time ago. Do not think about past events.
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כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן בַּיָּ֖ם דָּ֑רֶךְ וּבְמַ֥יִם עַזִּ֖ים נְתִיבָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 43:16
- Isaiah 43:2When you go through deep water, I will be with you. When you cross dangerous rivers, you will not drown. When you walk through fire, it will not burn you. The flames will not destroy you.
- Isaiah 11:15The Lord will make the Sea of Egypt become dry. He will lift up his hand and he will send a strong wind to divide the Euphrates river. The river will become seven small streams. Then people can walk across it easily.
- Isaiah 51:10You made the sea become dry, so that there was a path through the deep water. The slaves that you rescued could then cross over.
- Isaiah 63:11Then they remembered past years, when Moses led their ancestors out of Egypt. They said, ‘Where is the Lord now, when we need him? He brought his people safely through the sea, with Moses as their leader. He caused his Holy Spirit to work among them.
- Exodus 14:16You yourself must do this: Lift up your stick and hold your hand out over the sea. The water will become two separate parts. Then the Israelites can cross through the middle of the sea on dry ground.
- Joshua 3:13Watch the priests who are carrying the Covenant Box. As soon as their feet touch the water of the river, you will see that the water stops running. It will rise up like a wall.’
- Nehemiah 9:11You divided the sea into two parts so that your people could cross it on a dry path. When Pharaoh's soldiers chased after them, you threw them into the sea. They drowned in the water, like a heavy stone.
- Psalms 74:13You broke the sea into separate pieces, because you are so strong. You broke the heads of the monsters in the waters of the sea.
- Psalms 77:19You went through the sea. Your path went through the deep water, but nobody saw where your feet had gone.
- Psalms 78:13He cut the sea into two separate parts, and he led them through it. He made a path between two walls of water.
- Psalms 106:9He shouted at the Red Sea, and it became dry. He led his people through the middle of the deep water, as if they walked in a desert!
- Psalms 114:3The sea looked and ran away! Then the Jordan River turned back!
- Jeremiah 31:35The Lord is the one who causes the sun to shine during the day. He causes the moon and the stars to shine at night. He causes the waves of the sea to move around and they make a loud noise. He is the Lord Almighty, and he makes this promise:
- Revelation 16:12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates river. As a result, the river became dry. This prepared a way for kings from the east to march across it.
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
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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
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