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But I the LORD will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/41.htm">New Living Translation</a> “When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, and their tongues are parched from thirst, then I, the LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them. <a href="/esv/isaiah/41.htm">English Standard Version</a> When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the LORD will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/41.htm">King James Bible</a> 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 them. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/41.htm">New King James Version</a> “The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, Their tongues fail for thirst. I, the LORD, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them Myself; As the God of Israel I will not abandon them. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the LORD, will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I will not forsake them. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the LORD, will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I will not forsake them. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, Yahweh, will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I will not forsake them. <a href="/amp/isaiah/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none; Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them Myself; I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them. <a href="/csb/isaiah/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I will answer them. I am the LORD, the God of Israel. I will not abandon them. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. <a href="/asv/isaiah/41.htm">American Standard Version</a> The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. <a href="/cev/isaiah/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the poor and needy are dying of thirst and cannot find water, I, the LORD God of Israel, will come to their rescue. I won't forget them. <a href="/erv/isaiah/41.htm">English Revised Version</a> The poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "The poor and needy are looking for water, but there is none. Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/41.htm">Good News Translation</a> "When my people in their need look for water, when their throats are dry with thirst, then I, the LORD, will answer their prayer; I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them. <a href="/isv/isaiah/41.htm">International Standard Version</a> "As for the poor, the needy, those seeking water— when there is none and their tongues are parched from thirst— I, the LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, won't abandon them. <a href="/net/isaiah/41.htm">NET Bible</a> The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the LORD, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 them.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/isaiah/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/41.htm">World English Bible</a> The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The poor and the needy are seeking water, "" And there is none, "" Their tongue has failed with thirst, "" I, YHWH, answer them, "" The God of Israel—I do not forsake them. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The poor and the needy are seeking water, And there is none, Their tongue with thirst hath failed, I, Jehovah do answer them, The God of Israel -- I forsake them not. <a href="/slt/isaiah/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The poor and the needy seeking water, and none; their tongue failing in thirst, I Jehovah will answer them; the God of Israel, I will not forsake them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The needy and the poor seek for waters, and there are none: their tongue hath been dry with thirst. I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The indigent and the poor are seeking water, but there is none. Their tongue has been dried up by thirst. I, the Lord, will heed them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/41.htm">New American Bible</a> The afflicted and the needy seek water in vain, their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is dried with thirst, I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The poor and the afflicted seek waters and there is nothing, and their tongue has dried up in thirst. I AM LORD JEHOVAH. I The God of Israel shall answer them, and I shall not forsake them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The poor and needy seek water and there is none, And their tongue faileth for thirst; I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. <a href="/sep/isaiah/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the poor and the needy shall exult; for when they shall seek water, and there shall be none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord God, I the God of Israel will hear, and will not forsake them: <a href="/parallel/isaiah/41-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=8940" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">God's Help to Israel</a> …16You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. 17<a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: hā·‘ă·nî·yîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">The poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/34.htm" title="34: wə·hā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- In want, needy, poor. From 'abah, in the sense of want; destitute.">and needy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: mə·ḇaq·šîm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">seek</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/369.htm" title="369: wā·’a·yin (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">but there is none;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lə·šō·w·nām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">their tongues</a> <a href="/hebrew/5405.htm" title="5405: nā·šāt·tāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be dry or parched. A primitive root; properly, to eliminate, i.e. to dry up.">are parched</a> <a href="/hebrew/6772.htm" title="6772: baṣ·ṣā·mā (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Thirst. From tsame'; thirst.">with thirst.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ’e·‘ĕ·nêm (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To answer, respond.">will answer them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">I, the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ’e·‘ez·ḇêm (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">forsake them.</a> 18I 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 class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4-9</a> Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. / They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. / Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. ... <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6-7</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a> “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a> 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.’” <a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Revelation 22:17</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a> Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. <a href="/psalms/146-7.htm">Psalm 146:7-8</a> He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, / the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. <a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9-10</a> You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance. / Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor. <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19-20</a> Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. / The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people. <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a> They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. <a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a> 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. <a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Numbers 20:8-11</a> “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?” ... <a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a> Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / 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.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.the poor<a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;<a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2</a> For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.<a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9,10</a> Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary… seek<a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a> Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.<a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Exodus 17:3,6</a> And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? … <a href="/psalms/42-2.htm">Psalm 42:2</a> My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?their tongue<a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15</a> My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.<a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Lamentations 4:4</a> The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.<a href="/luke/16-24.htm">Luke 16:24</a> And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.I the Lord<a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Isaiah 30:19</a> For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.<a href="/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18,19</a> And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? … <a href="/psalms/34-6.htm">Psalm 34:6</a> This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.I the God<a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a> And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.<a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15</a> And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.<a href="/psalms/94-14.htm">Psalm 94:14</a> For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-21.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Parched</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-12.htm">Search</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-12.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-8.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-11.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-25.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-12.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-12.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Parched</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-12.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Search</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 41</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">God expostulates with his people, about his mercies to the church.</a> 10. <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">About his promises</a> 21. <a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">And about the vanity of idols.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/41.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/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; This phrase highlights the dire situation faced by the impoverished and destitute, symbolizing both physical and spiritual deprivation. In the arid climate of the Middle East, water is a precious resource, and its scarcity can lead to severe hardship. Biblically, water often represents life and sustenance (<a href="/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14-19</a>, <a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a>). The imagery of seeking water but finding none underscores the desperation and helplessness of those in need. This can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual thirst, where people seek fulfillment and meaning but find emptiness without God.their tongues are parched with thirst. The parched tongue is a vivid image of extreme thirst and suffering. This condition reflects the physical reality of dehydration and the spiritual reality of longing for God’s presence and righteousness (<a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a>). In the ancient Near East, such a state would be life-threatening, emphasizing the urgency of divine intervention. This phrase can also be seen as a call to recognize our own spiritual dryness and need for God’s living water.I, the LORD, will answer them; Here, the LORD (Yahweh) promises to respond to the cries of the poor and needy. This assurance of divine intervention is a recurring theme in Scripture, where God is depicted as a protector and provider for the vulnerable (<a href="/psalms/34-6.htm">Psalm 34:6</a>, <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-8</a>). The use of "I, the LORD" emphasizes God’s sovereignty and faithfulness to His covenant people. It reassures believers that God hears their prayers and is actively involved in their lives.I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. This phrase reaffirms God’s commitment to His chosen people, Israel, and by extension, to all who call upon Him. The promise of not forsaking them echoes throughout the Bible, highlighting God’s enduring faithfulness (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a>, <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a>). In a historical context, this assurance would have been particularly comforting during times of exile or oppression. Theologically, it points to the steadfast love of God, who remains with His people through trials and tribulations. This promise also foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who embodies God’s ultimate act of not forsaking humanity (<a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_poor_and_needy.htm">The Poor and Needy</a> This refers to those who are physically and spiritually destitute, seeking sustenance and relief. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises to provide for and not forsake His people. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The chosen nation through whom God reveals His character and promises, often representing His people as a whole. 4. <a href="/topical/w/water.htm">Water</a> Symbolic of life, sustenance, and spiritual refreshment, often used in Scripture to represent God's provision. 5. <a href="/topical/t/thirst.htm">Thirst</a> Represents a deep need or longing, both physically and spiritually, that only God can satisfy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> God promises to answer and not forsake His people, demonstrating His unwavering faithfulness. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_thirst.htm">Spiritual Thirst</a> Just as physical thirst needs quenching, our spiritual thirst can only be satisfied by God’s presence and provision. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> Recognize our need to rely on God for both physical and spiritual needs, trusting in His provision. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_needy.htm">Compassion for the Needy</a> As God cares for the poor and needy, we are called to reflect His compassion in our actions towards others. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a> In times of need, hold onto the hope that God hears and responds to our cries, providing in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 41</a> <a href="/q/does_oppressing_the_poor_disrespect_god.htm">Does oppressing the poor disrespect their Creator?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_assyria_conquer_israel.htm">Why did Assyria conquer Israel?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_hunger.htm">What does the Bible say about feeding the hungry?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_social_gospel_entail.htm">What does the social gospel entail?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) When the poor and needy . . .--The promise may perhaps take as its starting-point the succour given to the return of the exiles, but it rises rapidly into the region of a higher poetry, in which earthly things are the parables of heavenly, and does not call for a literal fulfilment any more than "wines of the lees," of <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm" title="And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make to all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.">Isaiah 25:6</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 17-20. - The crowning promise is that of spiritual support and refreshment through' the dull and dreary time of the Captivity, during which Israel dwells as it were in a desert, without water, or shade, or the relief to the eye which is furnished by the greenery of trees and shrubs. God was able to make of this "wilderness a standing water, and water-springs of the dry ground" (<a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Psalm 107:35</a>), and he promises to do so (ver. 18). The soul that longs for him, that thirsts after him, feeling that it dwells "in a barren and dry land, where no water is" (<a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a>), shall be relieved and satisfied by a revelation of God's presence, and an outpouring of his grace unusually copious and abundant. God's grace is shadowed out under the two similitudes of water and verdure, as in <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Isaiah 35:7</a>, and, to some extent, in <a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23-25</a>. Verse 17. - The poor and needy; i.e. primarily, Israel in captivity; but secondarily, also, the "poor in spirit," and those that feel the need of God's grace, everywhere and at all times. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/41-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The poor הָעֲנִיִּ֨ים (hā·‘ă·nî·yîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> Poor, afflicted, humble and needy וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜ים (wə·hā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_34.htm">Strong's 34: </a> In want, needy, poor seek מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים (mə·ḇaq·šîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> To search out, to strive after water, מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen but there is none; וָאַ֔יִן (wā·’a·yin) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle their tongues לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם (lə·šō·w·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> The tongue are parched נָשָׁ֑תָּה (nā·šāt·tāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5405.htm">Strong's 5405: </a> To eliminate, to dry up with thirst. בַּצָּמָ֣א (baṣ·ṣā·mā) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6772.htm">Strong's 6772: </a> Thirst I, אֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will answer them; אֶעֱנֵ֔ם (’e·‘ĕ·nêm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond I, the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no forsake them. אֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃ (’e·‘ez·ḇêm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 41:17 The poor and needy seek water (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 41:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 41:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 41:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 41:18" /></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>