Psalms 107:33
He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
In Context
32And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.
34A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
Cross References
1 Kings 18:5and Ahab saith unto Obadiah, 'Go through the land, unto all fountains of waters, and unto all the brooks, if so be we find hay, and keep alive horse and mule, and do not cut off any of the cattle.'
Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, The glory, the excellency of the Chaldeans, Hath been as overthrown by God, With Sodom and with Gomorrah.
Isaiah 34:9And turned have been her streams to pitch, And her dust to brimstone, And her land hath become burning pitch.
Isaiah 44:27Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers I cause to dry up,
Jeremiah 14:3And their honourable ones have sent their little ones to the water, They have come unto ditches, They have not found water, They have turned back — their vessels empty! They have been ashamed, And have blushed and covered their head.
Joel 1:20Also the cattle of the field long for Thee, For dried up have been streams of water, And fire hath consumed comely places of a wilderness!'
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:24-33
The Divine Goodness to Mariners. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24 These see the works of the Lord , and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 28 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth… Read the whole commentary →