11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 41:17
The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Isaiah 41:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- The poor and the needy are seeking water, || And there is none, || Their tongue has failed with thirst, || I, YHWH, answer them, || The God of Israel—I do not forsake them.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The poor and needy search for water, but don't find any—their tongues are dry with thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to them; I, the God of Israel, won't abandon them.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- The poor and the needy are seeking water, And there is none, Their tongue with thirst hath failed, I, Jehovah do answer them, The God of Israel — I forsake them not.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The afflicted and the needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue faileth for thirst: I, Jehovah, will answer them, [I], the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- The needy and the poor seek for waters, and there are none: their tongue hath been dry with thirst. I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| הָעֲנִיִּ֨ים | hā·‘ă·nî·yîm | The poor | H6041 עָנִי afflicted |
| וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜ים | wə·hā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm | and needy | H34 אֶבְיוֹן needy |
| מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים | mə·ḇaq·šîm | seek | H1245 בָּקַשׁ to seek |
| מַ֙יִם֙ | ma·yim | water | H4325 מַי water |
| וָאַ֔יִן | wā·’a·yin | but there is none | H369 אַ֫יִן nothing |
| לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם | lə·šō·w·nām | their tongues | H3956 לָשׁוֹן tongue |
| בַּצָּמָ֣א | baṣ·ṣā·mā | with thirst | H6772 צָמָא thirst |
| נָשָׁ֑תָּה | nā·šāt·tāh | are parched | H5405 נָשַׁת be dry |
| אֲנִ֤י | ’ă·nî | I | H589 אֲנִי I |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֶעֱנֵ֔ם | ’e·‘ĕ·nêm | will answer them | H6030 עוּן to dwell |
| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | I, the God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | of Israel | H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל Israel |
| לֹ֥א | lō | will not | H3808 לֹא not |
| אֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃ | ’e·‘ez·ḇêm | forsake them | H5800 עָזַב to leave: forsake |
Related verses
- Isaiah 55:1
“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring:
- Isaiah 30:19
For the people will dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. You will weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the voice of your cry. When he hears you, he will answer you.
- Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
- Psalm 34:6
This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Psalm 72:12–13
For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper. He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.
- Isaiah 42:16
I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 61:1
The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;
- Genesis 28:15
Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”
- Psalm 50:15
Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
15 Behold, I have made you into a new sharp threshing instrument with teeth. You will thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and will make the hills like chaff.
16 You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. You will rejoice in Yahweh. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
18 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.
19 I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil trees in the wilderness. I will set cypress trees, pine, and box trees together in the desert;
Read all of Isaiah 41 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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