Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
rivers . . . not overflow thee—so in passing Jordan, though at its "overflow," when its "swellings" were especially dangerous (Joshua 3:15; Jeremiah 12:5).
waters . . . fire—a proverbial phrase for the extremest perils (Psalms 66:12; also Psalms 138:7). Literally fulfilled at the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21-22), and in the case of the three youths cast into the fiery furnace for conscience' sake (Daniel 3:25, Daniel 3:27).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 43:2:
Job 5:7
Psalms 66:12
Isaiah 54:5
Daniel 3:27
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