16Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-21)To so low an ebb were the faith and hope of God’s people in Babylon brought that there needed line upon line to assure them that they should be released out of their captivity; and therefore, that they might have strong consolation, the assurances of it are often repeated, and here very expressly and encouragingly. I. God here takes to himself such titles of his honour as were very encouraging to…
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