25 Like cold water to (A)a thirsty soul,
    so is (B)good news from a far country.

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25 Like cold water to a weary soul
    is good news from a distant land.(A)

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30 (A)The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
    and (B)good news refreshes[a] the bones.

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  1. Proverbs 15:30 Hebrew makes fat

30 Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart,
    and good news gives health to the bones.(A)

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15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, (A)“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

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15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 10:15 Isaiah 52:7

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David, (A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 O God, you are my God; (B)earnestly I seek you;
    (C)my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
    as in (D)a dry and weary land where there is no water.

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Psalm 63[a]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,(A)
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.(B)

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  1. Psalm 63:1 In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.

And he said to me, (A)“It is done! (B)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. (C)To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.

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He said to me: “It is done.(A) I am the Alpha and the Omega,(B) the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost(C) from the spring of the water of life.(D)

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15 [a] (A)Behold, upon the mountains, (B)the feet of him
    who brings good news,
    who publishes peace!
(C)Keep your feasts, O Judah;
    (D)fulfill your vows,
(E)for never again shall the worthless pass through you;
    he is utterly cut off.

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  1. Nahum 1:15 Ch 2:1 in Hebrew

15 Look, there on the mountains,
    the feet of one who brings good news,(A)
    who proclaims peace!(B)
Celebrate your festivals,(C) Judah,
    and fulfill your vows.
No more will the wicked invade you;(D)
    they will be completely destroyed.[a]

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  1. Nahum 1:15 In Hebrew texts this verse (1:15) is numbered 2:1.

(A)Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you (B)test the Lord?” But the people thirsted there for water, and (C)the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”

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So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water(A) to drink.”(B)

Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”(C)

But the people were thirsty(D) for water there, and they grumbled(E) against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die(F) of thirst?”

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16 Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot, for she said, “Let me not look on the death of the child.” And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. 18 Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” 19 Then (A)God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

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16 Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, “I cannot watch the boy die.” And as she sat there, she[a] began to sob.(A)

17 God heard the boy crying,(B) and the angel of God(C) called to Hagar from heaven(D) and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid;(E) God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.(F)

19 Then God opened her eyes(G) and she saw a well of water.(H) So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

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  1. Genesis 21:16 Hebrew; Septuagint the child

15 The saying is (A)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus (B)came into the world to save sinners, (C)of whom I am the foremost.

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15 Here is a trustworthy saying(A) that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners(B)—of whom I am the worst.

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Rivers of Living Water

37 (A)On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, (B)“If anyone thirsts, let him (C)come to me and drink.

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37 On the last and greatest day of the festival,(A) Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.(B)

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10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all (A)the people. 11 For (B)unto you is born this day in (C)the city of David (D)a Savior, who is (E)Christ (F)the Lord.

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10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid.(A) I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior(B) has been born to you; he is the Messiah,(C) the Lord.(D)

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14 Does the snow of Lebanon leave
    the crags of Sirion?[a]
Do the mountain waters run dry,[b]
    the cold flowing streams?

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  1. Jeremiah 18:14 Hebrew of the field
  2. Jeremiah 18:14 Hebrew Are foreign waters plucked up

14 Does the snow of Lebanon
    ever vanish from its rocky slopes?
Do its cool waters from distant sources
    ever stop flowing?[a]

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  1. Jeremiah 18:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

The Compassion of the Lord

55 (A)“Come, everyone who thirsts,
    come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
    (B)come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
    without money and without price.

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Invitation to the Thirsty

55 “Come, all you who are thirsty,(A)
    come to the waters;(B)
and you who have no money,
    come, buy(C) and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk(D)
    without money and without cost.(E)

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