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For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring:
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The Spirit as Living Water
Commentators unanimously explain that the "water" and "floods" promised in this verse are a powerful metaphor for the Holy Spirit. Just as rain revives a parched and barren land, the Spirit refreshes, cleanses, and brings spiritual life to those who are "thirsty" for God. The verse itself clarifies this, moving from the symbol (water) to the reality (the Spirit).
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For I will pour water - Floods, rivers, streams, and waters, are often used in the Scriptures, and especially in Isaiah, to denote …
19th Century
Anglican
I will pour water ... —The latter words of the verse interpret the former. It is not the union of material or spiritual b…
Baptist
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground:
God will never do anything by halves. He will not o…
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16th Century
Protestant
For I will pour waters. He continues the same subject and, at the same time, explains what will be the nature of the assistance which he h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I will pour water on him that is thirsty Or rather upon the thirsty land, as the Targum; and so the Syriac versi…
Israel is here called Jeshurun, which means "the upright one." Only such are Israelites indeed, in whom is no guile. Those who serve God, …
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13th Century
Catholic
And now hear, O Jacob. Here, third, he strengthens them by explaining the worthlessness of idols, lest they should believe that …
