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Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
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And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘For I will pour water on the thirsty <i>land</i> And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, And My blessing on your descendants;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty <i>land</i> And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, And My blessing on your descendants;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For I will pour out water on the thirsty <i>ground</i> And streams on the dry land; I will pour out My Spirit on your seed And My blessing on your offspring;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘For I will pour out water on him who is thirsty, And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants and My blessing on your offspring. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will bless the thirsty land by sending streams of water; I will bless your descendants by giving them my Spirit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will pour water on thirsty ground and rain on dry land. I will pour my Spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your descendants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I will give water to the thirsty land and make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my spirit on your children and my blessing on your descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For I'll pour water upon thirsty ground and streams on parched land. So will I pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing upon your descendants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the parched ground and cause streams to flow on the dry land. I will pour my spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For I will pour water upon the thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy offspring:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For I pour waters on a thirsty one, "" And floods on a dry land, "" I pour My Spirit on your seed, "" And My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My blessing on thine offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For I will pour water upon the thirsty, and flowings upon the dry: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and streams upon the dry land: I will pour out my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy stock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and rivers upon the dry land. I will pour out my Spirit upon your offspring, and my benediction upon your stock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will pour out water upon the thirsty ground, streams upon the dry land; I will pour out my spirit upon your offspring, my blessing upon your descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my spirit upon your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I will give water in a parched ground and streams on the dry land; I will pour my spirit upon your descendants and my blessings upon your offspring;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because I shall give waters in the thirsty place and a streams in the dry land. I shall pour out my Spirit on your seed and my blessing on your children<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For I will pour water upon the thirsty land, And streams upon the dry ground; I will pour My spirit upon thy seed, And My blessing upon thine offspring;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For I will give water to the thirsty that walk in a dry land: I will put my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessings upon thy children:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/44-3.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=9670" 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/44.htm">The LORD has Chosen Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3332.htm" title="3332: ’eṣ·ṣāq- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to pour out; by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard.">I will pour</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.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6771.htm" title="6771: ṣā·mê (Adj-ms) -- Thirsty. From tsame'; thirsty.">the thirsty land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5140.htm" title="5140: wə·nō·zə·lîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To flow, trickle, drop, distill. A primitive root; to drip, or shed by trickling.">and currents</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3004.htm" title="3004: yab·bā·šāh (N-fs) -- Dry land, dry ground. From yabesh; dry ground.">the dry ground.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3332.htm" title="3332: ’eṣ·ṣōq (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to pour out; by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard.">I will pour out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·ḥî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">My Spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘e·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">your descendants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1293.htm" title="1293: ū·ḇir·ḵā·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A blessing. From barak; benediction; by implication prosperity.">and My blessing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6631.htm" title="6631: ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’e·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Issue, offspring, produce. From yatsa'; issue, i.e. Produce, children.">your offspring.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.…<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="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-29</a></span><br />And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</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.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17-18</a></span><br />‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. / Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a></span><br />I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-44.htm">Acts 10:44-45</a></span><br />While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message. / All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Romans 5:5</a></span><br />And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-14.htm">Galatians 3:14</a></span><br />He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-29.htm">Ezekiel 39:29</a></span><br />And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”<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="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a></span><br />until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">1 Corinthians 12:13</a></span><br />For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5-6</a></span><br />He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. / This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6-7</a></span><br />Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. / The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I will pour water on him that is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground: I will pour my spirit on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring:</p><p class="hdg">pour water</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</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="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Isaiah 59:21</a></b></br> As for me, this <i>is</i> my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that <i>is</i> upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</a></b></br> And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.</p><p class="hdg">floods</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Isaiah 32:2</a></b></br> And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.</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/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19,20</a></b></br> Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, <i>and</i> rivers in the desert… </p><p class="hdg">dry ground</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou <i>art</i> my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Matthew 12:43</a></b></br> When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.</p><p class="hdg">pour my</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a></b></br> Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Isaiah 59:21</a></b></br> As for me, this <i>is</i> my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that <i>is</i> upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-23.htm">Proverbs 1:23</a></b></br> Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-29.htm">Needing</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-3.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-27.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/daniel/1-20.htm">Needing</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-16.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 44</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/44-1.htm">God comforts the church with his promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">The vanity of idols</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">And folly of idol makers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/44-21.htm">He exhorts to praise God for his redemption and omnipotence</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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/44.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/44.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For I will pour water on the thirsty land</b><br>This phrase symbolizes God's provision and renewal. In the arid climate of the Middle East, water is a precious resource, essential for life and prosperity. The imagery of pouring water on thirsty land suggests a divine intervention that brings life and fertility to barren places. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual renewal and revival, where God promises to satisfy the spiritual thirst of His people. The concept of water as a symbol of spiritual blessing is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>, where Jesus speaks of the "living water" that leads to eternal life.<p><b>and currents on the dry ground</b><br>The mention of "currents" emphasizes abundance and the transformative power of God's blessing. In a historical context, the Israelites were familiar with the seasonal rains that transformed dry riverbeds into flowing streams, bringing life to the desert. This imagery reinforces the idea of God's overwhelming and life-giving presence. It also connects to the promise of restoration and hope for Israel, as seen in passages like <a href="/ezekiel/47.htm">Ezekiel 47:1-12</a>, where water flows from the temple, bringing life wherever it goes.<p><b>I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants</b><br>This phrase is a prophetic promise of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, which finds its fulfillment in the New Testament, particularly in the events of Pentecost (<a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17-18</a>). The promise of the Spirit signifies empowerment, guidance, and a new covenant relationship with God. It highlights the continuity of God's plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament, where the Spirit is given to all believers, not just a select few. This outpouring is a sign of God's faithfulness to His covenant and His desire to dwell among His people.<p><b>and My blessing on your offspring</b><br>The promise of blessing on the offspring underscores the generational aspect of God's covenant. It reflects the Abrahamic promise in <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a>, where God vows to bless Abraham's descendants. This assurance of blessing indicates not only material prosperity but also spiritual favor and protection. It emphasizes the enduring nature of God's promises and His commitment to His people throughout generations. The blessing is both a present reality and a future hope, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often the focus of Isaiah's prophecies. The people of Judah were in need of spiritual renewal and divine intervention.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spirit_of_god.htm">The Spirit of God</a></b><br>Refers to the Holy Spirit, which God promises to pour out on the descendants of His people, symbolizing renewal and blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/thirsty_land/dry_ground.htm">Thirsty Land/Dry Ground</a></b><br>Symbolic of spiritual barrenness and need, representing the state of the people before receiving God's Spirit and blessings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/descendants/offspring.htm">Descendants/Offspring</a></b><br>The future generations of God's people, indicating the enduring nature of God's promise and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>Just as water revives dry land, the Holy Spirit revives our spiritually barren lives. Seek the Spirit's refreshing presence daily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_blessing.htm">Generational Blessing</a></b><br>God's promises extend beyond us to our descendants. Live in a way that prepares the next generation to receive God's blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Recognize our spiritual thirst and need for God. Only He can satisfy and bring true fulfillment through His Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/promise_of_the_spirit.htm">Promise of the Spirit</a></b><br>The outpouring of the Holy Spirit is a promise for all believers. Embrace and rely on the Spirit's guidance and power in your life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Hope in God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Trust in God's faithfulness to fulfill His promises, even when circumstances seem dry and barren.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/44.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">I will pour water . . .</span>--The latter words of the verse interpret the former. It is not the union of material or spiritual blessings, but first the symbol, and then the reality. The "thirst" is that of <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm" title="As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God.">Psalm 42:1</a>; <a href="/context/john/4-13.htm" title="Jesus answered and said to her, Whoever drinks of this water shall thirst again:">John 4:13-14</a>. In the promise of the Spirit we have an echo of <a href="/joel/2-28.htm" title="And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:">Joel 2:28</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will pour water upon him that is thirsty</span>. "Water" is, in Isaiah, the common metaphor for Divine grace. Sometimes, as in this place (and <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Isaiah 43:20</a>; <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a>), the simple <span class="accented">maim</span>, "water" or "waters," is the word used. At other times we have instead, or in addition, "rain" (<a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</a>), or "dew" (<a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a>), or "rivers" (<a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm">Isaiah 30:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Isaiah 32:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Isaiah 33:21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Isaiah 41:18</a>; <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19</a>, etc.), or "streams" (<a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm">Isaiah 30:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a>), or "floods" (as in this place). At his coming on earth, our blessed Lord took up the comparison, and has made it familiar to all men throughout the whole Christian world (see <a href="/john/3-5.htm">John 3:5</a>; <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10, 11, 13-15</a>; <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a>). We may note here that the "water" is only poured on him who is athirst for it. <span class="cmt_word">Thy seed... thine offspring</span>. Not "Israel after the flesh" only, but also Israel after the Spirit - the true "Israel of God" (<a href="/galatians/6-16.htm">Galatians 6:16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/44-3.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will pour</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶצָּק־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṣ·ṣāq-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3332.htm">Strong's 3332: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֙יִם֙</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">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the thirsty land,</span><br /><span class="heb">צָמֵ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6771.htm">Strong's 6771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thirsty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and currents</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֹזְלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nō·zə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<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">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the dry ground;</span><br /><span class="heb">יַבָּשָׁ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yab·bā·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dry land, dry ground</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will pour out</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶצֹּ֤ק</span> <span class="translit">(’eṣ·ṣōq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3332.htm">Strong's 3332: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My Spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">רוּחִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(rū·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your descendants,</span><br /><span class="heb">זַרְעֶ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(zar·‘e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and My blessing</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִרְכָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇir·ḵā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1293.htm">Strong's 1293: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benediction, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your offspring.</span><br /><span class="heb">צֶאֱצָאֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6631.htm">Strong's 6631: </a> </span><span class="str2">Issue, offspring, produce</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour water on him (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 44:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 44:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 44:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 44:4" /></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>