Isaiah 41:18

I will open, On bare hills rivers, and In the midst of plains, fountains,—I will make The desert, a lake of water, and Parched land, springs of water;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

17As for the oppressed and the needy. Seeking water when there is none, Their tongue with thirst being parched I—Yahweh, will answer them, The God of Israel, I will not forsake them:

19I will set in the desert! Cedar, acacia, and myrtle, and oil-tree,—I will place, in the waste plain, Cypress, holm-oak, and sherbin-cedar, together

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Cross References

Judges 15:19So then God clave open the hollow that is in Lehi, and there came therefrom water, and he drank, and his spirit came back, and he revived,—for this cause, called he the name thereof—Ain-hakkore, which is in Lehi, until this day.

Psalms 78:15He used to cleave rocks in the desert, And let them drink as out of mighty deeps;

Psalms 107:35He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;

Isaiah 12:3Therefore shall ye draw water, with rejoicing,—out of the fountains of salvation.

Isaiah 32:2So shall each one become As a hiding-place from the wind And a covert from the storm,—As channels of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a massive cliff in a weary land.

Isaiah 35:7Then shall the glowing sand, become a lake, And thirsty ground—springs of water,—In the home of the wild dog—its lair, Shall be an enclosure for cane and paper—reed.

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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