Psalms 107:33
He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
In Context
32Let them give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs.
34He makes a fertile country into a salt waste, because of the sins of those who are living there.
Cross References
1 Kings 18:5And Ahab said to Obadiah, Come, let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers, and see if there is any grass to be had for the horses and the transport beasts, so that we may be able to keep some of the beasts from destruction.
Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beautiful town which is the pride of the Chaldaeans, will be like God's destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Isaiah 34:9And its streams will be turned into boiling oil, and its dust into burning stone, and all the land will be on fire.
Isaiah 44:27Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will make your rivers dry:
Jeremiah 14:3Their great men have sent their servants for water: they come to the holes and there is no water to be seen; they come back with nothing in their vessels; they are overcome with shame and fear, covering their heads.
Joel 1:20The beasts of the field are turning to you with desire: for the water-streams are dry and fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:24-33
The Divine Goodness to Mariners. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24 These see the works of the Lord , and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 28 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth… Read the whole commentary →