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Isaiah 43:16

What does Isaiah 43:16 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 43:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

This is the word of the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a road through the deep waters;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Thus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thus saith the Lord, who made a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters,

Context

v.15I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.

v.16This passage

v.17who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick):

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 11:15

    And Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind will he wave his hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dryshod.

  • Isaiah 51:10

    Is it not thou that driedst up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that madest the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?

  • Exodus 14:29

    But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

  • Jeremiah 31:35

    Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:

  • Psalms 74:13

    Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

  • Isaiah 51:15

    For I am Jehovah thy God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.

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