Isaiah 41:17

When the aniyim and evyonim seek mayim, and there is none, 1 and their leshon faileth for tzama (thirst), 1 I Hashem will hear them, 1 I the Elohei Yisroel will not forsake them. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

In Context

16Thou shalt winnow them, 1 and the ruach shall carry them away, 1 and the se'arah shall scatter them; 1 and thou shalt rejoice in Hashem, 1 and shalt glory in Kadosh Yisroel. 1

18I will open neharot on the hilltops, 1 and springs in the midst of the valleys; 1 I will make the midbar a pool of mayim, 1 and the dry land sources of mayim. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 28:15And, hinei, I am with thee, and will be shomer over thee in all places where thou goest, and will bring thee back into haadamah hazot; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have promised thee.

Exodus 17:6Hineni, I will stand before thee there upon the tzur in Chorev; thou shalt strike the tzur, and there shall come mayim out of it, that HaAm may drink. Moshe did so in the sight of the Ziknei Yisroel.

Judges 15:19But Elohim split open the hollow place that is at Lechi, and there came mayim thereout; and when he had drunk, his ruach came again, and he revived; wherefore he called the shem thereof Ein HaKorei (Spring of the Caller), which is in Lechi unto this day.

2 Chronicles 6:17Now then, Hashem Elohei Yisroel, let Thy Davar come true, which Thou hast spoken unto Thy eved Dovid.

Psalms 34:6They looked unto Him, and were radiant; 1 and their panim were not ashamed. 1

Psalms 50:15And call upon Me in the Yom Tzarah; 1 I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 41:11-21

Israel Encouraged. ( b. c. 708.) 10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a… Read the whole commentary →

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