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17 When the poor and needy seek water,
    and there is none,
    and their tongues fail for thirst,
I, the Lord, will hear them,
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
18 I will open rivers in high places,
    and fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
    and the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness
    the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive tree;
I will set in the desert
    the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together,
20 that they may see, and know,
    and consider, and understand together,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,
    and the Holy One of Israel has created it.

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17 The poor and the needy are seeking water and there is none;
    their tongue is dried up with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
18 I will open rivers on the barren heights
    and fountains in the midst of the valleys.
I will make the wilderness like a pool of water
    and the land of dryness like springs of water.
19 I will put[a] the cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive oil tree in the wilderness;
    I will set the cypress, elm, and box tree together in the desert
20 so that they may see and know,
    and take to heart and understand together
that the hand of Yahweh has done this,
    and the holy one of Israel has created it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:19 Literally “give”