Isaiah 11:16

Isaiah 11:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
• New International Version (NIV)There will be a highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant that remains of his people, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.

Context of Isaiah 11:16

14They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia in the west. Together they will loot the people of the east. They will conquer Edom and Moab. The people of Ammon will be subject to them. 15The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian Sea. He will wave his hand over the Euphrates River with his scorching wind and divide it into seven streams so that people can walk over it in their sandals. There will be a highway for the remaining few of his people left in Assyria like there was for Israel when it came out of Egypt.

Isaiah 11:16 word by word

וְהָיְתָ֣ה מְסִלָּ֔ה לִשְׁאָ֣ר עַמּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשָּׁאֵ֖ר מֵֽאַשּׁ֑וּר כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר הָֽיְתָה֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּי֥וֹם עֲלֹת֖וֹ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there shall be an highwayמְסִלָּהmesillâh · highwayH4546
• for the remnantשְׁאָרshe'âr · remnantH7605
• of his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• shall be leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• from Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• like as it was to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that he came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714

Cross-references for Isaiah 11:16

• Isaiah 11:11At that time the Lord will use his power again to recover what remains of his people in Assyria, Upper and Lower Egypt, Sudan, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 19:23When that day comes, a highway will run from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will come to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
• Isaiah 27:13On that day a ram’s horn will be blown loudly. Those who are dying in Assyria and those who are banished to Egypt will come and worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 35:8A highway will be there, a roadway. It will be called the Holy Road. Sinners won’t travel on it. It will be for those who walk on it. Godless fools won’t wander ⌞onto it⌟.
• Isaiah 40:3A voice cries out in the desert: “Clear a way for the Lord. Make a straight highway in the wilderness for our God.
• Isaiah 49:12They will come from far away. They will come from the north and from the west, and they will come from the land of Sinim.
• Isaiah 57:14It will be said: “Build a road! Build a road! Prepare the way! Remove every obstacle in the way of my people!”
• Isaiah 42:15I will lay waste to mountains and hills. I will dry up all their vegetation. I will turn rivers into islands. I will dry up ponds.
• Isaiah 48:20Leave Babylon; flee from the Babylonians! Shout for joy as you tell it and announce it. Shout it out to the ends of the earth. Say that the Lord has reclaimed his servant Jacob.
• Isaiah 51:10Didn’t you dry up the sea, the water of the great ocean? You made a road in the depths of the sea so that the people reclaimed ⌞by the Lord⌟ might pass through it.
• Isaiah 63:12Where is the one who sent his powerful arm to support the right hand of Moses? Where is the one who divided the water in front of them to make an everlasting name for himself?
• Exodus 14:26Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the water will flow back over the Egyptians, their chariots, and their cavalry.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 11:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And there shall be an highway - All obstructions shall be removed, and they shall be permitted to return without hinderance (compare the note at Isaiah 35:8). For the remnant of his people from Assyria - See note at Isaiah 11:11. Like as it was to Israel … - That is, God will remove all obstructions as he did at the Red Sea; he will subdue all their enemies; he will provide for their needs; and he will interpose by the manifest marks of his presence and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 When the gospel should be publicly preached, the Gentiles would seek Christ Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, and find rest of soul. When God's time is come for the deliverance of his people, mountains of opposition shall become plains before him. God can soon turn gloomy days into glorious ones. And while we expect the Lord to gather his ancient people, and bring them home to his church, also to bring in the fulness of the Gentiles, when all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16Isaiah used images from Israel's past exodus to encourage his listeners. He promised that God would lead his people out of Assyria just as he led them out of Egypt (Exodus 14:29–15:18; see also Revelation 16:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. highway--a highway clear of obstructions (Is 19:23; 35:8). like as ... Israel ... Egypt--(Is 51:10, 11; 63:12, 13).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 11:16

• Highways
• Jesus Continued

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Egypt
• Israel
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Equity
• Highway
• Hole

Commentaries on Isaiah 11

• 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