Isaiah 41:17-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 When the poor and needy seek water,
and there is none,
and their tongue is parched with thirst,
I the Lord will answer them,
I the God of Israel will not forsake them.(A)
18 I will open rivers on the bare heights
and fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water
and the dry land springs of water.(B)
19 I will put in the wilderness the cedar,
the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive;
I will set in the desert the cypress,
the plane and the pine together,
20 so that all may see and know,
all may consider and understand,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,
the Holy One of Israel has created it.(C)
Isaiah 41:17-20
International Standard Version
17 “As for the poor, the needy, those seeking[a] water—
when there is none
and their tongues are parched from thirst—
I, the Lord, will answer them.
I, the God of Israel, won’t abandon them.
18 I’ll open up rivers on the barren heights,
and fountains in the midst of the valleys.
I’ll turn the[b] desert into a pool of water,
and the parched land into springs of water.
19 I’ll put cedar trees in the wilderness,
along with acacia, myrtle, and olive trees.
I’ll plant cypresses in the desert—
box[c] trees, and pine trees together—
20 all so that people may see and recognize,
perceive,[d] consider, and comprehend at the same time,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,
and that the Holy One of Israel has created it.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:17 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read poor and the needy seeking
- Isaiah 41:18 So 1QIsaa; MT implies the
- Isaiah 41:19 Or elm
- Isaiah 41:20 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsaa corrector MT LXX read to consider
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