ESV Reformation Study Bible – Isa 44:27
Resources chevron-right ESV Reformation Study Bible chevron-right Isaiah chevron-right Isa 44:27
Isa 44:27

44:27 deep . . . rivers. Possibly a reference to the crossing of the Red Sea (43:16, 19 and notes). The prophecy may have found a literal fulfillment when Cyrus diverted the water of the Euphrates River and marched his army through the gates that allowed it to flow through the city of Babylon (45:2 note).