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ForכִּיI will pourאֶצָּקwaterמַיִםonעַלthe thirsty land,צָמֵאand streamsוְנֹזְלִיםonעַלthe dry ground;יַבָּשָׁהI will pourאֶצֹּקmy spiritרוּחִיonעַלyour offspring,זַרְעֶךָand my blessingוּבִרְכָתִיonעַלyour offshoots.צֶאֱצָאֶיךָ
Isaiah 44:3
Study it in the app“For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your offshoots.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 44:3, word by word
- I will pourאֶצָּקetsak
pour
To pour a liquid over something or into something.
Where else “etsak” appears- waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- the thirsty landצָמֵאtsame
thirsty
Thirsty; said of land, dry.
Where else “tsame” appears- and streamsנֹזְלִיםnozlim
stream
Streams of water that run over the land.
Where else “nozlim” appears- the dry groundיַבָּשָׁהyabasha
dry land
What is dry: dry land, in contrast with the sea.
Where else “yabasha” appears- my spiritרוּחִruchi
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruchi” appears- your offspringזַרְעֶzare
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zare” appears- and my blessingבִרְכָתִvirchati
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “virchati” appears- your offshootsצֶאֱצָאֶיtseetsae
offspring
Children and descendants.
Where else “tseetsae” appears
Translation note
On “spirit” in lowercase, see the note on 11:2.
The context
2Thus says YHWH, who made you and formed you from the womb, who will help you: “Do not fear, my servant Jacob, and Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 · This verse (above)
4And they will spring up among the grass, like willows by streams of water.