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He divided the rock, and water gushed out for them to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they thirsted not <i>when</i> he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they did not thirst When He led them through the deserts; He caused the waters to flow from the rock for them; He also split the rock, and the waters gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts. He made the water flow out of the rock for them; He split the rock and the water gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts. He made the water flow out of the rock for them; He split the rock and the water gushed forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they did not thirst when He led them through the deserts. He made the water flow out of the rock for them; He split the rock, and the water gushed forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they did not thirst when He led them through the waste places. He made the water flow out of the rock for them; He split the rock, and the water gushed forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts. He made the waters flow out of the rock for them; He split the rock and the waters flowed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow from the rock for them; he split the rock, and water gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He led us through the desert and made water flow from a rock to satisfy our thirst. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They weren't thirsty when he led them through the deserts. He made water flow from a rock for them. He split a rock, and water gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the LORD led his people through a hot, dry desert, they did not suffer from thirst. He made water come from a rock for them; he split the rock open, and water flowed out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They didn't thirst when he led him through the desolate places. He made water gush from a rock for them; he split open the rock, and water gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They do not thirst as he leads them through dry regions; he makes water flow out of a rock for them; he splits open a rock and water flows out.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they thirsted not, when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he cleaved the rock also, and the waters gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They didn’t thirst when he led them through the deserts. He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them. He also split the rock and the waters gushed out. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they have not thirsted in wastelands, "" He has caused them to go on, "" He has caused waters from a rock to flow to them, "" Indeed, he cleaves a rock, and waters flow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they have not thirsted in waste places, He hath caused them to go on, Waters from a rock he hath caused to flow to them, Yea, he cleaveth a rock, and flow do waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they thirsted not causing them to go in dry places: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: and he will cleave asunder the rock, and the waters will flow out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They thirsted not in the desert, when he led them out: he brought forth water out of the rock for them, and he clove the rock, and the waters gushed out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They did not thirst in the desert, when he led them out. He produced water from the rock for them. For he split the rock, and the waters flowed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They did not thirst when he led them through dry lands; Water from the rock he set flowing for them; he cleft the rock, and waters welled forth.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split open the rock and the water gushed out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he bored through the rock, and the waters gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the desert he walked them, and water from the flint he made flow to them! He bored through the stone and the waters flowed!’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they thirsted not When He led them through the deserts; He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; He cleaved the rock also, and the waters gushed out.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if they shall thirst, he shall lead them through the desert; he shall bring forth water to them out of the rock: the rock shall be cloven, and the water shall flow forth, and my people shall drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/48-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10885" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/48.htm">Deliverance Promised to Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">They did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6770.htm" title="6770: ṣā·mə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be thirsty. A primitive root; to thirst.">thirst</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lî·ḵām (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">when He led them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2723.htm" title="2723: bā·ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- Waste, desolation, ruin. Feminine of choreb; properly, drought, i.e. a desolation.">through the deserts;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">He made water</a> <a href="/hebrew/5140.htm" title="5140: hiz·zîl (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To flow, trickle, drop, distill. A primitive root; to drip, or shed by trickling.">flow</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">for them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: miṣ·ṣūr (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">from the rock;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1234.htm" title="1234: way·yiḇ·qa‘- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To cleave, break open or through. A primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open.">He split</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: ṣūr (N-ms) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">the rock,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">and water</a> <a href="/hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100: way·yā·zu·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">gushed out.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a></span><br />Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Numbers 20:8-11</a></span><br />“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.” / So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded. / Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Psalm 78:15-16</a></span><br />He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas. / He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Psalm 105:41</a></span><br />He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Nehemiah 9:15</a></span><br />In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a></span><br />and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15</a></span><br />He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-8.htm">Psalm 114:8</a></span><br />who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a></span><br />But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></span><br />For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a></span><br />And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Revelation 22:17</a></span><br />The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.</p><p class="hdg">they thirsted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm">Isaiah 30:25</a></b></br> And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers <i>and</i> streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6,7</a></b></br> Then shall the lame <i>man</i> leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17,18</a></b></br> <i>When</i> the poor and needy seek water, and <i>there is</i> none, <i>and</i> their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, <i>I</i> the God of Israel will not forsake them… </p><p class="hdg">he caused</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a></b></br> Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Numbers 20:11</a></b></br> And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts <i>also</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Nehemiah 9:15</a></b></br> And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/48-3.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Clave</a> <a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-9.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Cleft</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-4.htm">Deserts</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Guiding</a> <a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Gushed</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Led</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-22.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-13.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Split</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Thirsted</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-12.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/acts/17-34.htm">Clave</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-4.htm">Cleft</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Deserts</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-16.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-14.htm">Guiding</a> <a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Gushed</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Led</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-7.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Split</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Thirsted</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-17.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">God, to convince the people of their foreknown obstinance, revealed his prophecies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-9.htm">He saves them for his own sake</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-12.htm">He exhorts them to obedience, because of his power and providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-16.htm">He laments their backwardness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">He powerfully delivers his people out of Babylon</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts;</b><br>This phrase recalls the Israelites' journey through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. Despite the harsh conditions, God provided for their needs, ensuring they did not suffer from thirst. This divine provision is a testament to God's faithfulness and care for His people. The desert symbolizes a place of testing and reliance on God, where human resources are insufficient, and divine intervention is necessary. This also serves as a reminder of God's guidance and protection, emphasizing His role as a shepherd leading His flock.<p><b>He made water flow for them from the rock;</b><br>This refers to the miraculous provision of water from a rock at Horeb, as recorded in <a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a> and <a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Numbers 20:11</a>. In a barren land where water is scarce, this miracle underscores God's power over nature and His ability to provide for His people's needs in seemingly impossible situations. The rock is often seen as a type of Christ, who provides living water to those who believe in Him, as mentioned in <a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a>, where Paul identifies the rock as Christ.<p><b>He split the rock, and water gushed out.</b><br>The act of splitting the rock signifies God's direct intervention in the natural world to sustain His people. The gushing water symbolizes abundance and the overflowing grace of God. This event is a powerful image of God's provision and is often seen as a foreshadowing of the spiritual sustenance provided through Jesus Christ. The imagery of water flowing from the rock is echoed in <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a>, where Jesus speaks of the living water of the Holy Spirit, highlighting the continuity of God's provision from the Old Testament to the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were led out of Egypt and through the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_desert.htm">The Desert</a></b><br>Represents the challenging and barren places in life where resources are scarce.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rock.htm">The Rock</a></b><br>Symbolizes God's provision and strength, from which life-sustaining water flowed.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who, by God's command, struck the rock to bring forth water.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The miraculous act of providing water in the desert, demonstrating God's care and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_provision.htm">God's Faithfulness in Provision</a></b><br>God provides for His people even in the most barren and challenging circumstances. Trust in His provision, knowing He can bring forth sustenance from unexpected places.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_the_rock.htm">The Symbolism of the Rock</a></b><br>The rock is a powerful symbol of Christ, our spiritual rock, who provides living water. Reflect on how Christ sustains us spiritually as the rock sustained the Israelites physically.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_in_deserts_of_life.htm">Dependence on God in Deserts of Life</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites depended on God for water in the desert, we must depend on Him in our life's deserts. Seek His guidance and provision in times of need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a></b><br>Moses' obedience in striking the rock as God commanded is a lesson in trusting God's instructions. Consider how obedience to God can lead to blessings and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_miraculous_power.htm">God's Miraculous Power</a></b><br>Recognize and remember God's ability to perform miracles. This encourages faith and reliance on His power in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_climate_change.htm">What does the Bible say about climate change?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_springs_appear_in_levant_as_in_isaiah_35_7.htm">Given the severe desert conditions of the Levant, is there any record of water springs appearing as described in Isaiah 35:7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'desert_by_the_sea'_in_isaiah_21_1_real.htm">In Isaiah 21:1, how can a region described as 'the desert by the sea' exist, and does historical or geographical evidence verify such a location?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_cor_10_1-4_mention_a_'rock'.htm">How can 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 claim a supernatural 'rock' that followed the Israelites when no archaeological evidence supports such a phenomenon?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">He caused the waters to flow . . .</span>--A dead prosaic literalism makes men wonder that there is no record of such wonders on the return from Babylon. A truer insight recognises that the "water out of the rock" is, as ever, the symbol of spiritual refreshment (<a href="/context/isaiah/41-17.htm" title="When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.">Isaiah 41:17-19</a>; <a href="/context/isaiah/43-19.htm" title="Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.">Isaiah 43:19-20</a>; <a href="/john/4-10.htm" title="Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that said to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.">John 4:10</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They thirsted</span> <span class="cmt_word">not</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19</a>, and the comment <span class="accented">ad loc</span>). The literal meaning is not to be altogether excluded. We have no historical account of the journey made by the bulk of the exiles who returned with Zerubbabel; but they must almost certainly have experienced difficulties with respect to water; and it is quite possible that a miraculous supply was vouchsafed to them. Most commentators, however, are content to explain both this and the earlier passage as merely "symbolical." The Israelites - they say - had spiritual refreshment on their homeward journey, by God's goodness, constantly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/48-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thirst</span><br /><span class="heb">צָמְא֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·mə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6770.htm">Strong's 6770: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be thirsty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when He led</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽוֹלִיכָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·lî·ḵām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them through the deserts;</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּחֳרָבוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2723.htm">Strong's 2723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waste, desolation, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He made water</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flow</span><br /><span class="heb">הִזִּ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(hiz·zîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5140.htm">Strong's 5140: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow, trickle, drop, distill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֑מוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the rock;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצּ֖וּר</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He split</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּ֨בְקַע־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḇ·qa‘-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1234.htm">Strong's 1234: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the rock,</span><br /><span class="heb">צ֔וּר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and water</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gushed out.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּזֻ֖בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·zu·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 48:21 They didn't thirst when he led them (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 48:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 48:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/48-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 48:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 48:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>