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Isaiah 41:17 — Meaning and Application
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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 "
Isaiah 41:17
Verse in Context
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Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
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
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.
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
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Isaiah 41:1
"Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment."
Isaiah 41:2
"Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow."
Isaiah 41:3
"He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet."
Isaiah 41:4
"Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last;"
Isaiah 41:5
"The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came."
Isaiah 41:6
"They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage."
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