Isaiah 33:16

he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.

Majority Standard Bible

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 who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—

17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:6And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.

Psalms 18:33He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

Psalms 34:10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.

Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalms 107:41But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.

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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