Isaiah 41:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I will openאֶפְתַּ֤ח
(ef·tach)
6605a: to opena prim. root
riversנְהָרֹ֔ות
(ne·ha·ro·vt,)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
on the bare heightsשְׁפָיִים֙
(she·fa·yim)
8205: bareness, a smooth or bare heightfrom shaphah
And springsמַעְיָנֹ֑ות
(ma'·ya·no·vt;)
4599: a springfrom ayin
in the midstוּבְתֹ֥וךְ
(u·ve·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of the valleys;בְּקָעֹ֖ות
(be·ka·'o·vt)
1237: a valley, plainfrom baqa
I will makeאָשִׂ֤ים
(a·sim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
the wildernessמִדְבָּר֙
(mid·bar)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
a poolלַאֲגַם־
(la·'a·gam-)
98: a marsh, muddy poolfrom an unused word
of waterמַ֔יִם
(ma·yim,)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
And the dryצִיָּ֖ה
(tzi·yah)
6723: dryness, droughtfrom an unused word
landוְאֶ֥רֶץ
(ve·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
fountainsלְמֹוצָ֥אֵי
(le·mo·v·tza·'ei)
4161: a place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, springfrom yatsa
of water.מָֽיִם׃
(ma·yim.)
4325: waters, watera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
I will open
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
rivers
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
in high places
shphiy  (shef-ee')
bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain -- high place, stick out.
and fountains
ma`yan  (mah-yawn')
a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction) -- fountain, spring, well.
in the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of the valleys
biq`ah  (bik-aw')
a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains -- plain, valley.
I will make
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
a pool
'agam  (ag-am')
a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds -- pond, pool, standing (water).
of water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and the dry
tsiyah  (tsee-yaw')
aridity; concretely, a desert -- barren, drought, dry (land, place), solitary place, wilderness.
land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
springs
mowtsa'  (mo-tsaw')
brought out, bud, that which came out, east, going forth, goings out, that which (thing that) is gone out, outgoing, proceeded out, spring, vein, (water-)course (springs).
of water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
Parallel Verses
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

King James 2000 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.
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