Reference

Isaiah 43:14

Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
12

I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.

13

Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

14

Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

15

I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.

16

Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse speaks of concrete actions, the "cry in the ships" could be interpreted metaphorically for the lament of the Chaldeans, rather than a literal sound emanating from vessels.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

This verse describes God's actions and identity ("Thus saith the Lord... I have sent to Babylon") rather than detailing how God communicates with prophets. The phrase "Thus saith the Lord" indicates a prophetic message is being delivered, but it does not describe the *method* by which that message was received by the prophet.