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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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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 41:17
18th Century
Theologian
When the poor and needy seek water - Water is often used in the Scriptures as an emblem of the provisions of divine mercy. Bursting…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 41:17
19th Century
Bishop
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…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 41:17
19th Century
Preacher
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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John Calvin
On Isaiah 41:17
16th Century
Theologian
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.…
John Gill
On Isaiah 41:17
17th Century
Pastor
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and
their tongue faileth for thirst…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 41:10–20
17th Century
Minister
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…