Isa 43:2, Eze 36:12 | JFB | e4.org | 2. rivers . . . not overflow thee —so in passing Jordan, though at its " overflow, " when its "swellings" were especially dangerous ( ). waters . . . fire —a proverbial phrase for the extremest perils ( ; also ). Literally fulfilled at the Red Sea ( ), and in the case of the three youths cast into the fiery furnace for conscience' sake ( ).

‏ Isaiah 43:2

2. rivers . . . not overflow thee—so in passing Jordan, though at its "overflow," when its "swellings" were especially dangerous (Jos 3:15; Jer 12:5).

waters . . . fire—a proverbial phrase for the extremest perils (Ps 66:12; also Ps 138:7). Literally fulfilled at the Red Sea (Ex 14:21, 22), and in the case of the three youths cast into the fiery furnace for conscience' sake (Da 3:25, 27).

‏ Ezekiel 36:12

12. to walk upon you—O mountains of Israel (Eze 36:8)!

thee . . . thou—change from plural to singular: O hill of Zion, singled out from the other mountains of Israel (Eze 34:26); or land.

thou shall no more . . . bereave them of men —Thou shalt no more provoke God to bereave them of children (so the ellipsis ought to be supplied, as Ezekiel probably alludes to Jer 15:7, "I will bereave them of children").