Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
there—namely, in Jerusalem.
will be . . . rivers—Jehovah will be as a broad river surrounding our city (compare Isaiah 19:6; Nahum 3:8), and this, too, a river of such a kind as no ship of war can pass (compare Isaiah 26:1). Jerusalem had not the advantage of a river; Jehovah will be as one to it, affording all the advantages, without any of the disadvantages of one.
galley with oars—war vessels of a long shape, and propelled by oars; merchant vessels were broader and carried sail.
gallant—same Hebrew word as for "glorious," previously; "mighty" will suit both places; a ship of war is meant. No "mighty vessel" will dare to pass where the "mighty Lord" stands as our defense.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 33:21:
Isaiah 26:1
Isaiah 33:23
Isaiah 48:18
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