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ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהwho makesהַנּוֹתֵןin the seaבַּיָּםa way,דָּרֶךְand in mighty watersוּבְמַיִם עַזִּיםa path;נְתִיבָה
Isaiah 43:16
Study it in the app“Thus says YHWH, who makes in the sea a way, and in mighty waters a path;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 43:16, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- who makesנּוֹתֵןnoten
make
To make someone something: "I have made you a father".
Where else “noten” appears- in the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- a wayדָּרֶךְdarech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “darech” appears- and in mighty watersמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and in mighty watersעַזִּיםazim
strong
Having strength to prevail: an enemy, a people or a border hard to overcome.
Where else “azim” appears- a pathנְתִיבָהnetiva
path
Path: a narrow way marked out by people's steps.
Where else “netiva” appears
The context
15I am YHWH, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.”
16 · This verse (above)
17who brings out chariot and horse, army and the strong —together they lie down, they will not rise; they are extinguished, like a wick they are quenched—: