Isaiah 43:16 (DRB)

Passage

Thus saith the Lord, who made a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:14 Thus saith the Lord your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their bars, and the Chaldeans glorying in their ships.

Isaiah 43:15 I am the Lord your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.

Isaiah 43:16 Thus saith the Lord, who made a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters.

Isaiah 43:17 Who brought forth the chariot and the horse, the army and the strong: they lay down to sleep together, and they shall not rise again: they are broken as flax, and are extinct.

Isaiah 43:18 Remember not former things, and look not on things of old.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "saith", "lord", "path", "mighty", and "waters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "I am the Lord your Holy One..." into verse 17's "Who brought forth the chariot and the...", so "thus" and "saith" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thus" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.