Isaiah 41:18

“I will open on the bare heights rivers, and in the midst of the broad valleys springs; I will make the wilderness into a pool of water, and dry land into outlets of water.”

Isaiah 41:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 41:18, word by word

I will openאֶפְתַּחeftach

open

To open a door, mouth or eyes.

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the bare heightsשְׁפָיִיםshefayim

bare height

Bare hill, a height without trees.

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riversנְהָרוֹתneharot

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

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and in the midstתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of the broad valleysבְּקָעוֹתbekaot

plain, valley

Broad plain between mountains; wide valley.

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springsמַעְיָנוֹתmayanot

spring, fountain

Spring, fountain of water; figuratively, a source.

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I will makeאָשִׂיםasim

make

To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".

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the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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into a poolאֲגַםagam

pool

A pool of still water that forms in low ground.

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of waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and dryצִיָּהtsiya

drought, dry land

Dryness; dry land, desert.

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landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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into outletsמוֹצָאֵיmotsae

source

The place something comes from, like water welling up.

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The context

17The afflicted and the needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue with thirst is parched; I, YHWH, will answer them; I, the Elohim of Israel, will not abandon them.

18 · This verse (above)

19I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the Arabah the cypress, the elm, and the box tree together,

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