Isaiah 33:16
New International Version
they are the ones who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them.

New Living Translation
these are the ones who will dwell on high. The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress. Food will be supplied to them, and they will have water in abundance.

English Standard Version
he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.

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

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure.

New American Standard Bible
He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure.

NASB 1995
He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure.

NASB 1977
He will dwell on the heights; His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him; His water will be sure.

Legacy Standard Bible
He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the strongholds of the cliffs; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure.

Amplified Bible
He will dwell on the heights, His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks, His bread will be given him; His water will be permanent.

Christian Standard Bible
he will dwell on the heights; his refuge will be the rocky fortresses, his food provided, his water assured.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
he will dwell on the heights; his refuge will be the rocky fortresses, his food provided, his water assured.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
This one shall dwell in the high place, and his dwelling is in the strength of a cliff. His bread is given and his waters are faithful

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

Contemporary English Version
They will live in a fortress high on a rocky cliff, where they will have food and plenty of water.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall dwell on high, the fortifications of rocks shall be his highness: bread is given him, his waters are sure.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This person will live on high. His stronghold will be a fortress made of rock. He will have plenty of food and a dependable supply of water.

Good News Translation
Then you will be safe; you will be as secure as if in a strong fortress. You will have food to eat and water to drink.

International Standard Version
this is the one who will live on the heights; his refuge will be a mountain fortress. His food will be supplied, and his water will be guaranteed.

JPS Tanakh 1917
He shall dwell on high; His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; His bread shall be given, his waters shall be sure.

Literal Standard Version
He inhabits high places, | Strongholds of rock [are] his high tower, | His bread has been given, his waters steadfast.

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

New American Bible
That one shall dwell on the heights, with fortresses of rock for stronghold, food and drink in steady supply.

NET Bible
This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.

New Revised Standard Version
they will live on the heights; their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks; their food will be supplied, their water assured.

New Heart English Bible
he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.

Webster's Bible Translation
He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

World English Bible
he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.

Young's Literal Translation
He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock are his high tower, His bread hath been given, his waters stedfast.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The LORD is Exalted
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— 16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured. 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.…

Cross References
Matthew 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread.

Proverbs 10:9
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Isaiah 25:4
For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,

Isaiah 49:10
They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

Isaiah 58:14
then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob." For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Jeremiah 37:21
So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.

Joel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.


Treasury of Scripture

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

shall dwell

Isaiah 32:18
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

Psalm 15:1
A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

Psalm 90:1
A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

high.

Isaiah 26:1-5
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks…

Psalm 18:33
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

bread

Psalm 33:18
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

Psalm 34:10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

Psalm 37:3
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

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Verse 16. - He shall dwell on high; literally, inhabit heights - live, as it were, in the perpetual presence of God. His place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks; rather, strongholds of rocks (i.e. rocky strongholds) shall be his refuge. He shall fly to God, as his "Rock and his Fortress" (Psalm 18:2), not from him, as his "Enemy and Avenger" (Pc. 8:2). Bread... waters; i.e. all that is necessary for his support and sustenance. Shall be given him... shall be sure; rather, is given him... is sure. Godliness has "the promise of the life that now is," as well as that of the life "which is to come" (1 Timothy 4:8).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
he
ה֚וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

will dwell
יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן (yiš·kōn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

on the heights;
מְרוֹמִ֣ים (mə·rō·w·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4791: Altitude

his refuge
מִשְׂגַּבּ֑וֹ (miś·gab·bōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4869: A secure height, retreat, stronghold

will be the mountain
סְלָעִ֖ים (sə·lā·‘îm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5553: A craggy rock

fortress;
מְצָד֥וֹת (mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 4679: Fastness, a stronghold

his food
לַחְמ֣וֹ (laḥ·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

will be provided
נִתָּ֔ן (nit·tān)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

[and] his water
מֵימָ֖יו (mê·māw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

assured.
נֶאֱמָנִֽים׃ (ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 539: To confirm, support


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