Isaiah 33:16

he shall dwell in a high cave of a strong rock: bread shall be given him, and his water shall be sure.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

In Context

15He that walks in righteousness, speaking rightly, hating transgression and iniquity, and shaking his hands from gifts, stopping his ears that he should not hear the judgment of blood, shutting his eyes that he should not see injustice;

17Ye shall see a king with glory: your eyes shall behold a land from afar.

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:6And Elijah looked, and, behold, at his head there was a cake of meal and a cruse of water; and he arose, and ate and drank, and returned and lay down.

Psalms 34:10All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to thee? 1 Delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, 1 Yea, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him. 1

Psalms 62:7Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: 1 In the early seasons I have meditated on thee. 1

Psalms 91:1A Psalm of a Song for the Sabbath day. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 33:14-24

The Forebodings of Hypocrites; Encouragement to God's People. ( b. c. 710.) 13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might. 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? 15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears… Read the whole commentary →

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