“For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants,or, seed and my blessing on your offspring:”
— WEB
Isaiah 44:3
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“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:”
— KJV
“For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:”
— ASV
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Commentary
(Isa 41:18). him . . . thirsty--rather, "the land" (Isa 35:6-7), figuratively for man thirsting after righteousness (Mat 5:6). floods--the abundant influences of the Holy Spirit, stronger than "water." spirit--including all spiritual and temporal gifts, as the parallel, "blessing," proves (Isa 11:2; Isa 32:15). seed-- (Isa 59:21).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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