Isaiah 41:18

I will make streams to flow down the slopes, and springs in the middle of the valleys; 1 I will make the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into springs of water. 1

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I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

In Context

17The oppressed and needy look for water, but there is none, and their tongues are parched for thirst; 1 I, Yahweh, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. 1

19In the wilderness I will set the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the olive tree. 1 I will set the cypress in the desert plain, with the pines and the cypress box trees. 1

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Cross References

Judges 15:19God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi and water came out. When he drank, his strength returned and he revived. So he called the name of that place En Hakkore, and it is at Lehi to this day.

Psalms 78:15He split the rocks in the wilderness, 1 and he gave them water abundantly, enough to fill the depths of the sea. 1

Psalms 107:35He turns the wilderness into a pool of water 1 and dry land into springs of water. 1

Isaiah 12:3With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 1

Isaiah 32:2Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, 1 like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a land of weariness. 1

Isaiah 35:7The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; 1 in the habitation of jackals, where they once lay, will be grass with reeds and rushes. 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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