Isaiah 48:21
They weren't thirsty when he led them through the desert—he made water come out of the rock for them. He split the rock open and water poured out.
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22The wicked have no peace, says the Lord.
Cross References
Numbers 20:11Then Moses picked up the walking stick and hit the rock twice. Streams of water gushed out so that the people and their livestock could drink.
Nehemiah 9:20You gave your good Spirit to teach them. You did not stop feeding them with your manna, and you gave them water when they were thirsty.
Psalms 78:20Yes, he can strike a rock so that water gushes out like flowing rivers, but can he give us bread? Can he supply his people with meat?”
Isaiah 30:25At that time when your enemies are killed and the fortresses fall, streams of water will flow down every mountain and hill.
Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy search for water, but don't find any—their tongues are dry with thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to them; I, the God of Israel, won't abandon them.
Isaiah 43:20The wild animals will be grateful to me—the jackals and the owls—because I'm providing water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, so my people, my chosen people, can drink.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:17-22
Encouragement to God's People. ( b. c. 708.) 16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God , and his Spirit, hath sent me. 17 Thus saith the Lord , thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. 18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of… Read the whole commentary →