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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: “Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?” 15He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil: 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. 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off. 18Your heart will meditate on terror: “Where is the scribe? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts 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 dwell in a peaceful habitation, In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places,
• Psalms 15:1Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
• Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
• Psalms 107:41Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
• Proverbs 1:33But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.”
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.
• Habakkuk 3:19The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.
• Isaiah 26:1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.
• Psalms 18:33He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,
• Psalms 34:10The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
• Psalms 111:5He has given food to those who fear Him; He will ever be mindful of His covenant.
• Luke 12:29“And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.

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

• Blessing
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• Honesty
• Integrity
• 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