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Isaiah 43:2

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Isaiah 43:2
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Study notes

God promises that when His people pass through water or fire, He will be with them and they will not be overwhelmed or burned.

Explanation

Water and fire are pictures of the worst dangers. God does not promise there will be none, but that He will be with His people in them, and they will not be destroyed.

Original language
  • תַעֲבֹ֤ר (ta.'a.Vor): pass
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H5674A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    You will pass.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 43:2, word 2

  • בַּמַּ֙יִם֙ (ba.Ma.yim): water
    Hebrew · Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · Strong's H4325G · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Waters.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 43:2, word 3

  • אֵשׁ֙ ('esh): fire
    Hebrew · Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · Strong's H0784 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Fire.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 43:2, word 12

  • תִכָּוֶ֔ה (ti.ka.Veh): to burn
    Hebrew · Verb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H3554 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    You will be burned.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 43:2, word 14

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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־תַעֲבֹ֤ר בַּמַּ֙יִם֙ אִתְּךָ־אָ֔נִי וּבַנְּהָר֖וֹת לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָ כִּֽי־תֵלֵ֤ךְ בְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶ֔ה וְלֶהָבָ֖ה לֹ֥א תִבְעַר־בָּֽךְ׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. תַעֲבֹ֤רta.'a.Vor“you will pass”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  3. בַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yim“in the waters”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  4. אִתְּךָ־'i.te.kha-“[will be] with you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  5. אָ֔נִי'A.ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  6. וּבַנְּהָר֖וֹתu.va.ne.ha.Rot“and in the rivers”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from נָהָר · “river” · Strong's H5104H
  7. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. יִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָyish.te.Fu.kha“they will overflow you”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁטַף · “to overflow” · Strong's H7857
  9. כִּֽי־ki-“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. תֵלֵ֤ךְte.Lekh“you will walk”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  11. בְּמוֹ־be.mov-“in”
    Preposition · from בְּמוֹ · “in|at|by” · Strong's H1119
  12. אֵשׁ֙'esh“fire”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  13. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. תִכָּוֶ֔הti.ka.Veh“you will be burned”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּוָה · “to burn” · Strong's H3554
  15. וְלֶהָבָ֖הve.le.ha.Vah“and flame”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from לֶהָבָה · “flame” · Strong's H3852
  16. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  17. תִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-“it will burn”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בָּעַר · “burn” · Strong's H1197A
  18. בָּֽךְ׃Bakh“<in> you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)