Isaiah 43 · Verse 16

Isaiah 43:16

Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Isaiah 43:16, King James Version

Isaiah 43:16 in other translations

BSBThus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,
WEBThe LORD, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters,
ASVThus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
YLTThus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.
DARBYThus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters,
BBEThis is the word of the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a road through the deep waters;
WebsterThus saith the LORD, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

What does Isaiah 43:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 43:16-17
16-17. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 43:14-21

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.

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Isaiah 43:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.Tenwho madeH5414
בַּיָּ֖םbai.Yamin the seaH3220
דָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekha wayH1870
וּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimand in watersH4325
עַזִּ֖ים'a.ZimmightyH5794
נְתִיבָֽה\׃ne.ti.Vaha pathH5410

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Cross references for Isaiah 43:16

  • Isaiah 51:10

    Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?

  • Isaiah 43:2

    When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

  • Psalms 77:19

    Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

  • Jeremiah 31:35

    Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:

  • Psalms 106:9

    He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

  • Psalms 78:13

    He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

  • Isaiah 51:15

    But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name.

  • Nehemiah 9:11

    And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.

  • Isaiah 63:11-13

    Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?

  • Psalms 114:3-5

    The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

  • Psalms 136:13-15

    To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever: And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever: But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • Exodus 14:21-22

    And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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2; 11:15,16; 51:10,15; 63:11-13; Ex 14:16,21,29; Jos 3:13-16
Ne 9:11; Ps 74:13,14; 77:19; 78:13; 106:9; 114:3-5; 136:13-15
Jer 31:35; Re 16:12

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Context

  • Isaiah 43:15

    I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.

  • Isaiah 43:16

    Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

  • Isaiah 43:17

    Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

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Isaiah 43:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así dice Jehová, el que da camino en la mar, y senda en las aguas impetuosas;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ainsi dit l’ Éternel, qui donne un chemin dans la mer et un sentier dans les eaux puissantes,
German
Elberfelder 1871		So spricht Jehova, der einen Weg gibt im Meere, und einen Pfad in mächtigen Wassern;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hæc dicit Dominus, qui dedit in mari viam, et in aquis torrentibus semitam;