Isaiah 11:16

And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

Cross-references

In Isaiah 11:11, God promises a second recovery of the remnant from Assyria and Egypt—Isaiah 11:16 then specifies the highway for that return.

Isaiah 63:13 continues the Exodus imagery: God leading Israel through the deep waters — the pattern for the future deliverance in Isaiah 11:16.

Isaiah 63:12 recalls God dividing the sea before Moses — the same Exodus event Isaiah 11:16 compares to the future highway from Assyria.

Isaiah 57:14 says 'prepare the way, remove obstacles from my people's way,' directly parallel to the highway for the remnant in 11:16.

Isaiah 42:16 says God will level rough places and lead the blind, similar to making a highway for the remnant in 11:16.

Isaiah 48:21 recalls God providing water in the wilderness during the Exodus, the very type referenced in 11:16.

Isaiah 35:8-10 also describes a 'Highway of Holiness' for the redeemed to return to Zion, echoing the exodus highway in 11:16.

In Isaiah 27:13, a trumpet gathers exiles from Assyria and Egypt to worship—the same restoration described in Isaiah 11:16's highway for the remnant.

Isaiah 44:27 declares God drying up rivers, a motif of the Exodus deliverance that the highway in Isaiah 11:16 mirrors.

Isaiah 43:16 directly recalls God making a way in the sea at the Exodus, the very event Isaiah 11:16 compares the future highway to.

Isaiah 49:11 explicitly mentions God making highways for the return, directly paralleling the highway for the remnant in Isaiah 11:16.

Isaiah 19:23 envisions a highway linking Egypt and Assyria for worship—similar to the highway for Israel's remnant in Isaiah 11:16, both symbols of restored connection.

Isaiah 40:3 Parallel

Isaiah 40:3 calls for preparing a highway for the LORD in the wilderness, paralleling the way made for the remnant in 11:16.

Isaiah 10:26 Historical context

Isaiah 10:26 describes God's judgment on Assyria — the context that makes the exodus-like return in Isaiah 11:16 possible.

Isaiah 48:20 calls to flee Babylon with singing, just as the remnant leaves Assyria in 11:16.

Isaiah 49:12 speaks of exiles coming from afar, matching the gathering from Assyria in 11:16.

Isaiah 40:4 Parallel

Isaiah 40:4 describes leveling mountains for the highway, similar to removing obstacles for the returning remnant in 11:16.

Isaiah 43:2 Parallel

Isaiah 43:2 promises God's presence through waters and fire, echoing the Exodus deliverance that Isaiah 11:16 compares the return to.

Isaiah 12:1 Parallel

Isaiah 12:1 begins a song of thanksgiving for the deliverance promised in Isaiah 11:16 — the natural response to the new exodus.

Exodus 14:26-29 describes the Red Sea crossing — the very event Isaiah 11:16 uses as an analogy for the remnant's return from Assyria.

Hebrews 11:29 recounts the Red Sea crossing by faith — the historical exodus event Isaiah 11:16 uses as a model for future deliverance.

Micah 7:12 Parallel

Micah 7:12 explicitly describes people coming from Assyria to Zion, exactly matching the remnant's return in Isaiah 11:16.

Micah 7:15 Parallel

Micah 7:15 compares future wonders to the Exodus, just as Isaiah 11:16 compares the highway to the Exodus.

Zechariah 10:11 uses the same exodus imagery of drying up the sea and striking Assyria — echoing the highway from Assyria in Isaiah 11:16.

Hosea 9:3 Contrast

Hosea 9:3 warns of exile in Assyria, while Isaiah 11:16 promises return from Assyria — a direct reversal.

Psalm 114:1 Parallel

Psalm 114:1 explicitly celebrates Israel's exodus from Egypt — the very event Isaiah 11:16 uses as the pattern for deliverance from Assyria.

Psalm 74:13 Parallel

Psalm 74:13 poetically describes God dividing the sea — the same Exodus event Isaiah 11:16 uses as a model for future deliverance.

Joshua 4:22 Parallel

Joshua 4:22 recounts Israel crossing the Jordan on dry ground — a later parallel to the Exodus crossing that Isaiah 11:16 references.

Psalm 74:15 Parallel

Psalm 74:15 recalls God drying up streams — likely the Red Sea or Jordan, both types of deliverance echoed in Isaiah 11:16.