Isaiah 43:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 43:16

14 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon,
And bring them all down as fugitives—
The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships.

15 I am the Lord, your Holy One,
The Creator of Israel, your ^aKing.”

16 Thus says the Lord, who ^amakes a way in the sea
And a ^bpath through the mighty waters,

17 Who ^abrings forth the chariot and horse,
The army and the power
(They shall lie down together, they shall not rise;
They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):

18 “Do^a not remember the former things,
Nor consider the things of old.

19 Behold, I will do a ^anew thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
^bI will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.

20 The beast of the field will honor Me,
The jackals and the ostriches,
Because ^aI give waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My people, My chosen.

21 ^aThis people I have formed for Myself;
They shall declare My ^bpraise.

Pleading with Unfaithful Israel

22 “But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob;
And you ^ahave been weary of Me, O Israel.

23 ^aYou have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings,
Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices.
I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings,
Nor wearied you with incense.

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 43:16

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

Amplified® Bible
Thus says the Lord, Who makes a way through the sea and a path through the mighty waters,

Contemporary English Version
I am the one who cut a path through the mighty ocean.

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

Good News Bible
Long ago the LORD made a road through the sea, a path through the swirling waters.

King James Version
Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

New American Standard Bible
Thus says the LORD, Who makes a way through the sea And a path through the mighty waters,

New International Version
This is what the LORD says—
he who made a way through the sea,
a path through the mighty waters,

New King James Version
Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Thus says the LORD, Who makes a way through the sea And a path through the mighty waters,

Revised Standard Version
Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters,

Young's Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.

New English Translation
This is what the Lord says, the one who made a road through the sea, a pathway through the surging waters,

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