Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs. New Living Translation I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus. I will give them fountains of water in the valleys. I will fill the desert with pools of water. Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground. English Standard Version I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. New King James Version I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water. New American Standard Bible “I will open rivers on the bare heights, And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land fountains of water. NASB 1995 “I will open rivers on the bare heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water And the dry land fountains of water. NASB 1977 “I will open rivers on the bare heights, And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land fountains of water. Legacy Standard Bible I will open rivers on the bare heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water And the dry land fountains of water. Amplified Bible “I will open rivers on the barren heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a reed-pool of water And the dry land springs of water. Christian Standard Bible I will open rivers on the barren heights, and springs in the middle of the plains. I will turn the desert into a pool and dry land into springs. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will open rivers on the barren heights, and springs in the middle of the plains. I will turn the desert into a pool of water and dry land into springs of water. American Standard Version I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Aramaic Bible in Plain English I shall open rivers in the mountain, and within the valleys a fountain. I shall make the wilderness into pools of waters and the thirsty land into springs of waters Brenton Septuagint Translation but I will open rivers on the mountains, and fountains in the midst of plains: I will make the desert pools of water, and a thirsty land watercourses. Contemporary English Version I will make rivers flow on mountain peaks. I will send streams to fill the valleys. Dry and barren land will flow with springs and become a lake. Douay-Rheims Bible I will open rivers in the high bills, and fountains in the midst of the plains: I will turn the desert into pools of waters, and the impassable land into streams of waters. English Revised Version I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will make rivers flow on bare hilltops. I will make springs flow through valleys. I will turn deserts into lakes. I will turn dry land into springs. Good News Translation I will make rivers flow among barren hills and springs of water run in the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the dry land into flowing springs. International Standard Version I'll open up rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I'll turn the desert into a pool of water, and the parched land into springs of water. JPS Tanakh 1917 I will open rivers on the high hills, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water. Literal Standard Version I open rivers on high places, | And fountains in midst of valleys, | I make a wilderness become a pond of water, | And a dry land becomes springs of water. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible I will open up rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the broad valleys; I will turn the wilderness into a marshland, and the dry ground into springs of water. NET Bible I will make streams flow down the slopes and produce springs in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water and the arid land into springs. New Revised Standard Version I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. New Heart English Bible I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Webster's Bible Translation I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. World English Bible I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the middle of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Young's Literal Translation I open on high places rivers, And in midst of valleys fountains, I make a wilderness become a pond of water, And a dry land become springs of water. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Help to Israel…17The 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. 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. 19I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,… Cross References Psalm 104:10 He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains. Psalm 107:35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs. Isaiah 12:3 With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation, Isaiah 30:25 And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall. Isaiah 32:2 Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land. Isaiah 33:21 But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass. Isaiah 35:1 The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. Treasury of Scripture I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the middle of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Isaiah 12:3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. Isaiah 30:25 And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. Isaiah 32:2 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. Jump to Previous Bare Barren Desert Dry Flow Fountains Heights High Hills Midst Open Parched Places Pool Pools Rivers Springs Turn Valleys Waste Water Water-Springs Wilderness WithinJump to Next Bare Barren Desert Dry Flow Fountains Heights High Hills Midst Open Parched Places Pool Pools Rivers Springs Turn Valleys Waste Water Water-Springs Wilderness WithinIsaiah 41 1. God expostulates with his people, about his mercies to the church.10. About his promises 21. And about the vanity of idols. (18) I will open rivers.--The words have all the emphasis of varied iteration. Every shape of the physical contour of the country, bare hills, arid steppes, and the like, is to be transformed into a new beauty by water in the form adapted to each: streamlets, rivers, lakes, and springs. (Comp. Isaiah 35:7.)Verse 18. - I will open rivers in high places (comp. Isaiah 30:25). If even the "high places" had water, much more would-the low ground - the valleys - be abundantly supplied. The abundance is indicated by the fourfold designation of the water-supply, as coming from (1) rivers; (2) fountains (or wells); (3) pools; and . . . Hebrew I will openאֶפְתַּ֤ח (’ep̄·taḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve rivers נְהָר֔וֹת (nə·hā·rō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the barren heights, שְׁפָיִים֙ (šə·p̄ā·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8205: Bareness, a smooth or bare height and fountains מַעְיָנ֑וֹת (ma‘·yā·nō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4599: A fountain, a source in the middle וּבְת֥וֹךְ (ū·ḇə·ṯō·wḵ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre of the valleys. בְּקָע֖וֹת (bə·qā·‘ō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1237: A split, a wide level valley between mountains I will turn אָשִׂ֤ים (’ā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the desert מִדְבָּר֙ (miḏ·bār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech into a pool לַאֲגַם־ (la·’ă·ḡam-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 98: A marsh, a rush, a stockade of reeds of water, מַ֔יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen and the dry צִיָּ֖ה (ṣî·yāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 6723: Aridity, a desert land וְאֶ֥רֶץ (wə·’e·reṣ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land into flowing springs. לְמוֹצָ֥אֵי (lə·mō·w·ṣā·’ê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4161: A place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring Links Isaiah 41:18 NIVIsaiah 41:18 NLT Isaiah 41:18 ESV Isaiah 41:18 NASB Isaiah 41:18 KJV Isaiah 41:18 BibleApps.com Isaiah 41:18 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 41:18 Chinese Bible Isaiah 41:18 French Bible Isaiah 41:18 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 41:18 I will open rivers on the bare (Isa Isi Is) |