Isaiah

Isaiah 43:16–17

¹⁶Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea

and a path through the surging waters,

¹⁷who brings out the chariots and horses,

the armies and warriors together,

to lie down, never to rise again;

to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who makes	הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן	han·nō·w·ṯên	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a way	דָּ֑רֶךְ	dā·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
in the sea	בַּיָּ֖ם	bay·yām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and a path	נְתִיבָֽה׃	nə·ṯî·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5410 path, pathway
through the surging	עַזִּ֖ים	‘az·zîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H5794 strong, mighty, fierce
waters	וּבְמַ֥יִם	ū·ḇə·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who brings out	הַמּוֹצִ֥יא	ham·mō·w·ṣî	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
the chariots	רֶֽכֶב־	re·ḵeḇ-	Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
and horses	וָס֖וּס	wā·sūs	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5483 swallow or swift
the armies	חַ֣יִל	ḥa·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
and warriors	וְעִזּ֑וּז	wə·‘iz·zūz	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H5808 mighty, powerful
together	יַחְדָּ֤ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
to lie down	יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙	yiš·kə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7901 lie down
never	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
to rise again	יָק֔וּמוּ	yā·qū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to be extinguished	דָּעֲכ֖וּ	dā·‘ă·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1846 go out, be extinguished
snuffed out	כָבֽוּ׃	ḵā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out
like a wick	כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה	kap·piš·tāh	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6594 flax

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 43:16 Psalm 77:19 · Isaiah 43:2 · Isaiah 51:10 · Jeremiah 31:35 · Isaiah 51:15 · Nehemiah 9:11 · Psalm 106:9 · Psalm 78:13 · Isaiah 63:11–13 · Psalm 136:13–15 · Revelation 16:12 · Isaiah 11:15–16

Isaiah 43:17 Exodus 14:4–9 · Isaiah 1:31 · Ezekiel 38:8–18 · Psalm 118:12 · Revelation 20:8–9 · Psalm 76:5–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.