16this is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him.


In Context

13 You who are far away, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge my power!

14 The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless: "Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?"

15 He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil-

16 this is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and water will not fail him.

17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar.

18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror: "Where is that chief officer? Where is the one who took the revenue? Where is the officer in charge of the towers?"

Isaiah 33:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

33:16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters [shall be] sure.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

33:16He shall dwell on high, the fortifications of rocks shall be his highness: bread is given him, his waters are sure.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

33:16He 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:16he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high retreat; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

33:16He 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:16He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:16he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

33:16He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock are his high tower, His bread hath been given, his waters stedfast.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

33:16He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.