Isaiah 43:16 (YLT)

Passage

Thus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:14 Thus said Jehovah, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: `For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And caused bars to descend--all of them, And the Chaldeans, whose song <FI>is<Fi> in the ships.

Isaiah 43:15 I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, your Holy One, Creator of Israel, your King.'

Isaiah 43:16 Thus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.

Isaiah 43:17 Who is bringing forth chariot and horse, A force, even a strong one: `Together they lie down--they rise not, They have been extinguished, As flax they have been quenched.'

Isaiah 43:18 Remember not former things, And ancient things consider not.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "I FI am Fi Jehovah your Holy..." into verse 17's "Who is bringing forth chariot and horse...", so "thus" and "said" 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 "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.