Isaiah 33:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הוּא מְרוֹמִים יִשְׁכֹּן מְצָדוֹת סְלָעִים מִשְׂגַּבּוֹ לַחְמוֹ נִתָּן מֵימָיו נֶאֱמָנִים

Transliteration

He mərômîm yiškōn məṣādôt səlāʿîm miśgabbô laḥmô nittān mêmāyw neʾĕmānîm

Grammar Details

• *mərômîm*: noun, masculine plural - heights
• *yiškōn*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will dwell
• *məṣādôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - fortresses of
• *səlāʿîm*: noun, masculine plural - rocks
• *miśgabbô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his stronghold
• *laḥmô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bread
• *nittān*: Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it is given
• *mêmāyw*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his waters
• *neʾĕmānîm*: Niphal participle, masculine plural - faithful/sure

Word Meanings

• *mərômîm*: heights/high places
• *yiškōn*: he will dwell/he will inhabit/he will abide
• *məṣādôt*: fortresses/strongholds
• *səlāʿîm*: rocks/crags
• *miśgabbô*: his stronghold/his refuge/his high fortress
• *laḥmô*: his bread/his food
• *nittān*: it is given/it will be given
• *mêmāyw*: his waters
• *neʾĕmānîm*: faithful/sure/certain

Referenced Verses

• Isa 32:18 : 18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
• Luke 12:29-31 : 29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
• Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
• Hab 3:19 : 19 The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
• Ps 15:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
• Ps 18:33 : 33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
• Ps 33:18 : 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
• Ps 34:10 : 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
• Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD, and do{H8798)} good; so shalt thou dwell{H8798)} in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed{H8798)}.
• Ps 90:1 : 1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
• Ps 91:1-9 : 1 He that dwelleth{H8802)} in the secret place of the most High shall abide{H8698)} under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say{H8799)} of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust{H8799)}. 3 Surely he shall deliver{H8686)} thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover{H8686)} thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust{H8799)}: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid{H8799)} for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth{H8799)} by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh{H8799)} in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth{H8799)} at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall{H8799)} at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh{H8799)} thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold{H8686)} and see{H8799)} the reward of the wicked. 9 Because thou hast made{H8804)} the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall{H8792)} thee, neither shall any plague come nigh{H8799)} thy dwelling.
• Ps 91:14 : 14 Because he hath set his love{H8804)} upon me, therefore will I deliver{H8762)} him: I will set him on high{H8762)}, because he hath known{H8804)} my name.
• Ps 107:41 : 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
• Ps 111:5 : 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
• Prov 1:33 : 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
• Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
• Isa 25:4 : 4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
• Isa 26:1-5 : 1 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. 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: 5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.