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Isaiah 11:16
ESV And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant that remains of his people, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
NIV There will be a highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt.
NASB And there will be a highway from Assyria For the remnant of His people who will be left, Just as there was for Israel On the day that they came up out of the land of Egypt.
CSB There will be a highway for the remnant of his people who will survive from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
NLT He will make a highway for the remnant of his people, the remnant coming from Assyria, just as he did for Israel long ago when they returned from Egypt.
KJV 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.

What does Isaiah 11:16 mean?

Isaiah has been describing the future kingdom of a leader he has simply called the "root of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1)." This root of Jesse is the Messiah, Jesus Christ the Lord. He will reign over all the nations, bringing peace to the world (Isaiah 11:10). He will also reunite all the Jewish people of the earth, as well as making a way for them to return to the Promised Land of Israel (Isaiah 11:15). The Lord will use His power to again clear a path through the Red Sea and across the great Euphrates River.

Next, the prophet Isaiah adds that there will be a highway from the once mighty and feared Assyria. It will be there for the remnant of God's people to return to Israel. Commentators suggest that Isaiah may use the name Assyria to indicate that the people will be coming from the east, which Assyria once occupied.

Again, Isaiah's point is that the same God who provided before for His people, will once again provide a way to return to the Promised Land. God may have sent destruction on them to punish their faithlessness, but He is still faithful to keep His promises to them to make Israel a great nation in their own land once more.
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