Isaiah 41:17-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;(A)
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
18 I will open rivers on the barren heights,(B)
and springs in the middle of the plains.
I will turn the desert into a pool of water
and dry land into springs of water.(C)
19 I will plant cedars in the desert,
acacias, myrtles, and olive trees.(D)
I will put juniper trees in the desert,
elms and cypress trees together,
20 so that all may see and know,
consider and understand,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,(E)
the Holy One of Israel has created(F) it.
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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