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The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst; I, Yahweh, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
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When You Feel Spiritually Dry
Commentators explain that the "thirst" in this verse represents more than a physical need. It describes a deep spiritual desperation felt by believers when they seek comfort and satisfaction but find none. This feeling of being "poor and needy" is not a sign of God's absence but often the very condition that precedes His powerful intervention, driving us to rely on Him alone.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When the poor and needy seek water - Water is often used in the Scriptures as an emblem of the provisions of divine mercy. Bursting…
19th Century
Anglican
When the poor and needy ... —The promise may perhaps take as its starting-point the help given to the return of the exiles, but it rises r…
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
The needy and poor shall seek water. Here he continues the subject which he had begun to address at the beginning of the fortieth chapter.…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst…
God speaks with tenderness; Fear not, for I am with you: not only within call, but present with you. Are you weak? I will strengthen you. Are y…
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13th Century
Catholic
Let the islands keep silence before me. Here the prophet begins to strengthen the people for a firm expectation based on the lov…
