Isaiah 41:18

"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."

Key Reflection

In these verses, "water" symbolizes divine provision and mercy. The image conveys that when the spiritually thirsty and needy seek God's help, they find it, as affirmed by the Lord's promise not to forsake them.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I will open rivers -That is, I will cause rivers to flow (see the note atIsaiah 35:7). The allusion here is doubtless to the miraculous supply of water in the desert when the Israelites had come out of Egypt. God then supplied their needs; and in a similar manner he would always meet his people, and would supply their needs as if rivers of pure water were made to flow from dry and barren hills. In high places -The word used here denotes properly barrenness or nakednessJob 33:21; and then a hill that is bare, or destitute of trees. It is applied usually to hills in a desertJeremiah 3:2,Jeremiah 3:21;Jeremiah 4:11;Jeremiah 7:29;Jeremiah 14:6.

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