The Meaning of Isaiah 63:13 Explained

Isaiah 63:13

KJV: That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?

YLT: Leading them through the depths, As a horse in a plain they stumble not.

Darby: who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, and they stumbled not?

ASV: that led them through the depths, as a horse in the wilderness, so that they stumbled not?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

That led  them through the deep,  as an horse  in the wilderness,  [that] they should not stumble? 

What does Isaiah 63:13 Mean?

Verse Meaning

He had led them through every obstacle as their deliverer, and made them as sure-footed as a horse traversing open country.
"God"s power enables His people to go in confidence and nobility, not being overcome or falling because of any obstacles in the way." [1]

Context Summary

Isaiah 63:10-19 - Salvation Obstructed By Rebellion
The exhortation of the Apostle against grieving the Holy Spirit is based on Isaiah 63:10. See Ephesians 4:30. There is no limit to the gracious work which the Holy Spirit will do in and for us, if only we will take jealous care of our behavior toward Him. Be especially heedful about thy speech! The least uncharitableness hurts Him, as frost the spring-blossoms.
But God never forgets the blessed past and labors to restore it. See what He will do! His power shall work through a human wrist, Isaiah 63:12. Before Him the waters part and leave a path for His chosen. All that would cause us to stumble is taken out of the way and we are led as on a level plain. As cattle descend into the hollows of the hills at noon, to escape the sultry heat, so will God's Spirit cause us to rest. Oh, claim that these promises be realized! He is Father, Redeemer, the Eternal, the Lover of souls! Even when we believe not and have forfeited all claim on Him, He remaineth faithful and cannot deny Himself! [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 63

1  Christ shows who he is
2  What his victory over his enemies
7  And what his mercy toward his church
10  In his just wrath he remembers his free mercy
15  The church, in her prayer
17  And complaint, professes her faith

What do the individual words in Isaiah 63:13 mean?

who led them through the deep as a horse in the wilderness not [That] they might stumble
מוֹלִיכָ֖ם בַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹת כַּסּ֥וּס בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר לֹ֥א ؟ יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ

מוֹלִיכָ֖ם  who  led  them 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
בַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹת  through  the  deep 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common plural
Root: תְּהֹום  
Sense: deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea.
כַּסּ֥וּס  as  a  horse 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סוּס 
Sense: swallow, swift.
בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר  in  the  wilderness 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִדְבָּר 
Sense: wilderness.
؟ יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ  [That]  they  might  stumble 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּשַׁל  
Sense: to stumble, stagger, totter.

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