When you pass through the waters
Isaiah 43:2 — Meaning, Context and Bible Study
Scripture in WEBWorld English Bible — Protestant Edition
Isaiah 43:2 WEB
2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.
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Context
God promises redeemed Israel his presence in danger: the waters will not overwhelm them, nor the fire burn them.
Read it in its setting. The promise is that God will be with his people in trouble, not that they will never face it.