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Isaiah 41:18 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the middle of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. "
Isaiah 41:18
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16 You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the LORD. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
18 I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the middle of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
19 I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil trees in the wilderness. I will set cypress trees, pine, and box trees together in the desert;
20 that they may see, know, consider, and understand together, that the LORD’s hand has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it.
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Isaiah 41:1
"“Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let’s meet together for judgment."
Isaiah 41:2
"Who has raised up one from the east? Who called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands over nations to him and makes him rule over kings. He gives them like the dust to his sword, like the driven stubble to his bow."
Isaiah 41:3
"He pursues them and passes by safely, even by a way that he had not gone with his feet."
Isaiah 41:4
"Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last, I am he.”"
Isaiah 41:5
"The islands have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble. They approach, and come."
Isaiah 41:6
"Everyone helps his neighbor. They say to their brothers, “Be strong!”"
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