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Isaiah 43:16

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Thus says the LORD, Who makes a way through the sea And a path through the mighty waters,
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Thus saith the LORD, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters,
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Thus, saith Yahweh,—Who setteth, in the sea, a way,—And, in the mighty waters, a path;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Thus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Thus saith the Lord, who made a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Thus sayeth the Lord which maketh a way in the Sea, and a path in the mighty waters.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Thus sayth the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mightie waters:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Thus says the LORD, who has made a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Thus saith the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty water;
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Thus saith Yahweh, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Thus x3541
(3541) Complement
כֹּה
koh
{ko}
From the prefix K and H1931; properly like this, that is, by implication (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now.
saith 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
Yähwè יָהוֶה, 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
which maketh 5414
{5414} Prime
נָתַן
nathan
{naw-than'}
A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application (put, make, etc.).
z8802
<8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386
a way 1870
{1870} Prime
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
{deh'-rek}
From H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of action, often adverbially.
in the sea, 3220
{3220} Prime
יָם
yam
{yawm}
From an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article) the Mediterranean; sometimes a large river, or an artificial basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south.
and a path 5410
{5410} Prime
נָתִיב
nathiyb
{naw-theeb'}
From an unused root meaning to tramp; a (beaten) track.
in the mighty 5794
{5794} Prime
עַז
`az
{az}
From H5810; strong, vehement, harsh.
waters; 4325
{4325} Prime
מַיִם
mayim
{mah'-yim}
Dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively juice; by euphemism urine, semen.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Isaiah 43:16-17

_ _ 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 (Exodus 14:21, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:27, Exodus 14:28).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Isaiah 43:14-21.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Isaiah 43:16

Thus saith the LORD, who maketh a way in (p) the sea, and a path in the mighty (q) waters;

(p) When he delivered Israel from Pharaoh, (Exodus 14:22).

(q) When the Israelites passed through Jordan, (Joshua 3:17).

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
maketh:

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.
Isaiah 11:15-16 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make [men] go over dryshod. ... And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
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 51:15 But I [am] the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts [is] his name.
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 through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, [that] they should not stumble?
Exodus 14:16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea.
Exodus 14:21 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.
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.
Joshua 3:13-16 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, [that] the waters of Jordan shall be cut off [from] the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. ... That the waters which came down from above stood [and] rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that [is] beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, failed, [and] were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
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.
Psalms 74:13-14 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. ... Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, [and] gavest him [to be] meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Psalms 77:19 Thy way [is] in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Psalms 78:13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
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 114:3-5 The sea saw [it], and fled: Jordan was driven back. ... 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: ... But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
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:
Revelation 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ex 14:16, 21, 29. Jsh 3:13. Ne 9:11. Ps 74:13; 77:19; 78:13; 106:9; 114:3; 136:13. Is 11:15; 43:2; 51:10, 15; 63:11. Jr 31:35. Rv 16:12.

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