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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)these are the ones who will dwell on high. The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress. Food will be supplied to them, and they will have water in abundance.

Context of Isaiah 33:16

14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless: "Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?" 15He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil, 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. 17Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches afar. 18Your heart will muse on the terror: "Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed the tribute? Where is he who counted the towers?"

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 abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
• Psalms 15:1O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
• Psalms 90:1Lord, you have been our dwelling place in 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 raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.
• Proverbs 1:33but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster."
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
• Habakkuk 3:19God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. To 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; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks.
• Psalms 18:33He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
• Psalms 34:10The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
• Psalms 111:5He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
• Luke 12:29And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried.

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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• 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