Isaiah 41:17

Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

When the

עָנִי

ʻânîy

H6041

depressed, in mind or circumstances

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and

אֶבְיוֹן

ʼebyôwn

H34

destitute

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בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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מַיִם

mayim

H4325

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

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and there is

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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and their

לָשׁוֹן

lâshôwn

H3956

the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...

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גָּעַל

gâʻal

H1602

to detest; by implication, to reject

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for

צָמָא

tsâmâʼ

H6772

thirst (literally or figuratively)

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I the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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will

שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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them I the

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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of

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Yisrâʼêl

H3478

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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will not

עָזַב

ʻâzab

H5800

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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them

Key Terms in This Verse

faileth H1602

גָּעַל gâʻal

to detest; by implication, to reject

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thirst H6772

צָמָא tsâmâʼ

thirst (literally or figuratively)

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needy H34

אֶבְיוֹן ʼebyôwn

destitute

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forsake H5800

עָזַב ʻâzab

to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

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tongue H3956

לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn

the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)

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poor H6041

עָנִי ʻânîy

depressed, in mind or circumstances

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seek H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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none H376

אִישׁ ʼîysh

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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water H4325

מַיִם mayim

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

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hear H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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Cross References

Isaiah 55:1 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 30:19 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 44:3 cross-reference

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:

Matthew 5:6 cross-reference

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Psalm 34:6 cross-reference

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Isaiah 61:1 cross-reference

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 th...

Isaiah 42:16 cross-reference

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 ...

Psalm 50:15 cross-reference

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Revelation 22:17 cross-reference

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Genesis 28:15 cross-reference

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 the...

Exodus 17:3 cross-reference

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 t...

2 Corinthians 12:9 cross-reference

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon m...

Luke 16:24 cross-reference

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.

Lamentations 4:4 cross-reference

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.

Exodus 17:6 cross-reference

Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elde...

Revelation 21:6 cross-reference

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Psalm 94:14 cross-reference

For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

Psalm 22:15 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 66:2 cross-reference

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.

Matthew 5:3 cross-reference

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Psalm 42:2 cross-reference

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

Isaiah 43:20 cross-reference

The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

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