Isaiah 33:21

Here Jerusalem is represented like the great cities of the Nile and Euphrates (cf. Nahum 3:8), as surrounded by an expanse of waters, protecting it from the approach of an enemy. The idea of course is purely poetical.

the glorious Lord Strictly, a glorious One, Jehovah. For a place ofread instead of, as Hosea 1:10 (where see R.V.).

galley with oars probably should be flotilla of boats. The meaning appears to be that the city shall not be approached by any description of vessels of war. "Pass thereby" may be rendered "pass over it."