Isaiah 11:16
in Isaiah 11There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
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ASV
And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, that shall remain, from Assyria; like as there was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
KJV
And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
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This verse in Isaiah 11
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And there shall be an highway - All obstructions shall be removed, and they shall be permitted to return without hinderance (compare the note at Isa 35:8). For the remnant of his people from Assyria - See note at Isa 11:11. Like as it was to Israel... - That is, God will remove all obstructions as he did at the Red Sea; he will subdue all their enemies; he will provide for their needs; and he will interpose by the manifest marks of his presence and protection, as their God and their friend.
This site's exposition
The LORD will devote to destruction
on Isaiah 11:15-16
The LORD splits the Euphrates "for men to cross with dry sandals," recalling the Red Sea crossing. The chapter closes on "a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria," with the exodus as the pattern. The dried river and the highway make one image.
This site's exposition
There will be a highway for the remnant of His people
The return from Assyria is modelled on the exodus from Egypt, as verse 15 strikes the Sea of Egypt and the Euphrates. Barnes compared 35:8, the highway called the Way of Holiness. Chapter 12 gives the song of that day, as Exodus 15 follows the crossing of the sea.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
And the Lord will dry up the tongue of the sea of Egypt, and he will lift his hand over the river with the strength of his spirit, and he will strike it in the seven streams, so that people can cross it in sandals. And there will be a highway for the remnant of my people who are left from Assyria, just as there was for Israel on the day when they came up from the land of Egypt.
The Medieval Church1 voice
383. And there shall be a highway. Here the benefit is set out, and it is already evident from what has been said; as there was: renew your signs, and work new miracles. Glorify your hand, and your right arm. Raise up indignation, and pour …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Converts shall be brought in chariots and in litters, ch. lxvi. Some think it is the further accession of multitudes to the church that is pointed at in that obscure prophecy of the drying up of the river Euphrates, that the way of the kings of the east may be prepared ( Rev. xvi. 12 ), which seems to refer to this prophecy.
Let us not despair therefore when the interests of the church seem to be brought very low; God can soon turn gloomy days into glorious ones. It had a further reference to the days of the Messiah and the accession of the Gentiles to his kingdom; for to these the apostle applies
As it was - As there was another high-way from Egypt. All impediments shall be removed, and a way made for the return of God's Israel from all parts of the world.
1 more voice on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people,....
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיְתָ֣ה | vehayetah | and it will belong | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מְסִלָּ֔ה | mesilah | a highway | H4546 → | 27 times |
| לִשְׁאָ֣ר | lishar | to [the] remnant of | H7605 → | 26 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִשָּׁאֵ֖ר | yishaer | it will remain | H7604 → | 133 times |
| מֵֽאַשּׁ֑וּר | meashur | from Assyria | H804 → | 151 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָֽיְתָה֙ | hayetah | it belonged | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | leyisrael | to Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּי֥וֹם | beyom | on [the] day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| עֲלֹת֖וֹ | aloto | went up it | H5927 → | 890 times |
| מֵאֶ֥רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
וְהָיְתָ֣הand it will belong
vehayetahH1961 →3559 times
מְסִלָּ֔הa highway
mesilahH4546 →27 times
לִשְׁאָ֣רto [the] remnant of
lisharH7605 →26 times
עַמּ֔וֹpeople his
amoH5971 →1873 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יִשָּׁאֵ֖רit will remain
yishaerH7604 →133 times
מֵֽאַשּׁ֑וּרfrom Assyria
meashurH804 →151 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
הָֽיְתָה֙it belonged
hayetahH1961 →3559 times
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לto Israel
leyisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּי֥וֹםon [the] day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
עֲלֹת֖וֹwent up it
alotoH5927 →890 times
מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 62:10Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!
it leads to
- Isaiah 57:14
And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
- Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
- Hebrews 12:13
Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
- Isaiah 49:22
This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry…
- Isaiah 11:10
On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
- Isaiah 57:14
Through
Isaiah 11:11On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and…
it leads to
- Zechariah 10:8–12
I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
- Micah 7:12
On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
- Hosea 3:4–5
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
- Zechariah 10:8–12
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
- PlaceUpper MesopotamiaAssyriaMesopotamian empire whose capital Nineveh repented at Jonah's preaching and fell to Nahum's burden in 612 BC; the rod of God's ang…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.