Isaiah 44:4
and they shall spring up as grass between brooks, and as willows on the banks of running water.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 23:40And on the first day ye shall take goodly fruit of trees, and branches of palm trees, and thick boughs of trees, and willows, and branches of osiers from the brook, to rejoice before the Lord your God seven days in the year.
Psalms 1:3And he shall be as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, 1 Which shall yield its fruit in its season, 1 And its leaf shall not fall off; 1 And whatsoever he shall do shall be prospered. 1
Psalms 137:1A Psalm for David, of Haggai and Zechariah. 1 I will give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; 1 And I will sing psalms to thee before the angels; 1 For thou hast heard all the words of my mouth. 1
Isaiah 61:11And as the earth putting forth her flowers, and as a garden its seed; so shall the Lord, even the Lord, cause righteousness to spring forth, and exultation before all nations.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:2-9
Prosperity Foretold; The Supremacy of God. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: 2 Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water… Read the whole commentary →