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

14This is what the Lord your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: “For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And will bring them all down as fugitives, Even the Chaldeans, into the ships over which they rejoice. 15I am the Lord, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King.” This is what the Lord says, He who makes a way through the sea And a path through the mighty waters, 17Who brings out the chariot and the horse, The army and the mighty man (They will lie down together and not rise again; They have been extinguished, and have gone out like a wick): 18“Do not call to mind the former things, Or consider things of the past.

Isaiah 43:16 word by word

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

• Thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• makesנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• a wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• through the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• And a pathנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410
• through the mightyעַז‛az · strongH5794
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Isaiah 43:16

• Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.
• Isaiah 11:15And the Lord will utterly destroy The tongue of the Sea of Egypt; And He will wave His hand over the Euphrates River With His scorching wind; And He will strike it into seven streams And make people walk over in dry sandals.
• Isaiah 51:10Was it not You who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; Who made the depths of the sea a pathway For the redeemed to cross over?
• Isaiah 63:11Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses. Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst of them,
• Exodus 14:16As for you, lift up your staff and reach out with your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the sea on dry land.
• Joshua 3:13And it will come about when the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, that is, the waters which are flowing down from above; and they will stand in one heap.”
• Nehemiah 9:11You divided the sea before them, So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; And You hurled their pursuers into the depths, Like a stone into raging waters.
• Psalms 74:13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
• Psalms 77:19Your way was in the sea And Your paths in the mighty waters, And Your footprints were not known.
• Psalms 78:13He divided the sea and caused them to pass through, And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
• Psalms 106:9So He rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up, And He led them through the mighty waters, as through the wilderness.
• Psalms 114:3The sea looked and fled; The Jordan turned back.
• Jeremiah 31:35This is what the Lord says, He who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar-- The Lord of armies is His name:
• Revelation 16:12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from 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