Study it in the app“The 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.”
God answers the afflicted who seek water and find noneLoneliness
The afflictedהָעֲנִיִּיםand the needyוְהָאֶבְיוֹנִיםseekמְבַקְשִׁיםwater,מַיִםand there is none;וָאַיִןtheir tongueלְשׁוֹנָםwith thirstבַּצָּמָאis parched;נָשָׁתָּהI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהwill answer them;אֶעֱנֵםI, the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwill notלֹאabandon them.אֶעֶזְבֵם
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “aniyim” appearsneedy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyonim” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakshim” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appearstongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshona” appearsthirst
Thirst.
Where else “tsama” appearsdry up, fail
To dry up; to fail, to be lacking.
Where else “nashata” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearshear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “eene” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsforsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “eezve” appears16You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them off, and the storm will scatter them; and you will rejoice in YHWH; in the Holy One of Israel you will glory.
17 · This verse (above)
18I 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.
