Isaiah 43:16

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

Isaiah 43:16 in Other Translations

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

16 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters,

16 I am the LORD, who opened a way through the waters, making a dry path through the sea.

16 This is what God says, the God who builds a road right through the ocean, who carves a path through pounding waves,

16 This is what the Lord says- who makes a way in the sea, and a path through surging waters,

Isaiah 43:16 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 43:16

Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea
Who did make a way in the Red sea, when he led Israel through it as on dry land; this, with what follows, is observed to encourage the faith of the Lord's people in the performance of what he had promised, to bring them out of Babylon; for he that had done this, and the rest that are mentioned, could easily remove all difficulties that lay in the way of their deliverance: and a path in the mighty waters;
either of the Red sea, or it may be of Jordan; through which the Israelites passed into the land of Canaan.

Isaiah 43:16 In-Context

14 This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I will send to Babylon and bring down as fugitives all the Babylonians,in the ships in which they took pride.

15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, Israel’s Creator, your King.”

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

17 who drew out the chariots and horses, the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, never to rise again, extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 14:29; S Exodus 15:8; Psalms 77:19; S Isaiah 11:15; Isaiah 51:10