Isaiah 63:13

Isaiah 63:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?
• English Standard Version (ESV)who led them through the depths? Like a horse in the desert, they did not stumble.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who led them through the deep, As a horse in the wilderness, That they might not stumble?”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Where is the one who led them through the bottom of the sea? They were like fine stallions racing through the desert, never stumbling.

Context of Isaiah 63:13

11Then his people recalled the days of old, the days of Moses and his people— where is he who brought them through the sea, with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he who set his Holy Spirit among them, 12who sent his glorious arm of power to be at Moses’ right hand, who divided the waters before them, to gain for himself everlasting renown, who led them through the depths? Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble; 14like cattle that go down to the plain, they were given rest by the Spirit of the Lord. This is how you guided your people to make for yourself a glorious name. 15Look down from heaven and see, from your lofty throne, holy and glorious. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.

Isaiah 63:13 word by word

מוֹלִיכָ֖ם בַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹת כַּסּ֥וּס בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר לֹ֥א יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That ledיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• them through the deepתְּהוֹםtehôm tehôm · abyssH8415
• as an horseסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• they should not stumbleכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782

Cross-references for Isaiah 63:13

• Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.
• Habakkuk 3:15You trampled the sea with your horses, churning the great waters.

Commentaries on Isaiah 63:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13That led them through the deep - As a beast goeth down into the valley - In both these verses there is an allusion to the Israelites going through the Red Sea, in the bottom of which they found no more inconvenience than a horse would in running in the desert, where there was neither stone nor mud; nor a beast in the valley, where all was plain and smooth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13That led them through the deep - They went through the deep on dry land - the waters having divided and left an unobstructed path. As an horse in the wilderness - As an horse, or a courser, goes through a desert without stumbling. This is a most beautiful image. The reference is to vast level plains like those in Arabia, where there are no stones, no trees, no gullies, no obstacles, and where a fleet courser bounds over the plain without any danger of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 The latter part of this chapter, and the whole of the next, seem to express the prayers of the Jews on their conversation. They acknowledge God's great mercies and favours to their nation. They confess their wickedness and hardness of heart; they entreat his forgiveness, and deplore the miserable condition under which they have so long suffered. The only-begotten Son of the Father became the Angel or Messenger of his love; thus he redeemed and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-14The prophet reflects on Israel’s past, how God showed his unfailing love and how his people alternatively rebelled against him, suffered hardship, returned to the Lord, and experienced his blessing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. deep--literally, "the tossing and roaring sea." wilderness--rather, the "open plain" [Horsley], wherein there is no obstacle to cause a horse in its course the danger of stumbling.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 63

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings