Isaiah 43:16 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן בַּיָּ֖ם דָּ֑רֶךְ וּבְמַ֥יִם עַזִּ֖ים נְתִיבָֽה׃

Thus saith the LORD, who maketh a way in the sea, And a path in the mighty waters;

Rashi on Isaiah

Who made a way in the sea in the Sea of Reeds, and there I drew the Egyptians out to pursue you, with chariots and horses, and an army and power, and all of them lay together dead on the seashore, not to rise.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

Which maketh away in the sea. This shows, that the fleet of the enemy will arrive and defeat the Babylonian fleet.
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