Isaiah 43:16 (GNV)

Passage

Thus sayeth the Lord which maketh a way in the Sea, and a path in the mighty waters.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:14 Thus sayeth the Lord your redeemer, the holy one of Israel, For your sake I haue sent to Babel, and brought it downe: they are all fugitiues, and the Chaldeans crie in the shippes.

Isaiah 43:15 I am the Lord your holy one, the creator of Israel, your King.

Isaiah 43:16 Thus sayeth the Lord which maketh a way in the Sea, and a path in the mighty waters.

Isaiah 43:17 When hee bringeth out the charet and horse, the armie and the power lie together, and shall not rise: they are extinct, and quenched as towe.

Isaiah 43:18 Remember yee not the former things, neither regard the things of olde.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "sayeth", "lord", "maketh", "path", "mighty", and "waters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "sayeth", 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 "When hee bringeth out the charet and...", so "thus" and "sayeth" 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 "sayeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.