Isaiah 44 · Verse 3

Isaiah 44:3

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
Isaiah 44:3, King James Version

Isaiah 44:3 in other translations

BSBFor I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
WEBFor I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring;
ASVFor I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
YLTFor I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My blessing on thine offspring.
DARBYFor I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.
BBEFor I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.
WebsterFor I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy offspring:

What does Isaiah 44:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 44:1-5

Is 44:1-28. Continuation of the Previous Chapter. 1-5. Yet--Though thou hast sinned, yet hear God's gracious promise as to thy deliverance. chosen--(Is 41:8).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 44:1-8

Here are promises of the influences of the Holy Spirit. (Is. 44:1-8) An exposure of the folly of idolatry. (Is. 44:9-20) Also the deliverance of God's people. (Is. 44:21-28) Verses 1-8 Israel is here called Jeshurun, which means "the upright one." Such only are Israelites indeed, in whom is no guile. Those that serve God he will own. He will help them over difficulties, and in their services. Water is the emblem of…

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Isaiah 44:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
אֶצָּק\־'e.tzok-I will pour outH3332
מַ֙יִם֙ma.yimwaterH4325
עַל\־'al-onH5921
צָמֵ֔אtza.Me'thirsty [ground]H6771
וְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.Limand streamsH5140
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יַבָּשָׁ֑הya.ba.Shahdry groundH3004
אֶצֹּ֤ק'e.TzokI will pour outH3332
רוּחִי֙ru.Chispirit myH7307
עַל\־'al-onH5921
זַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaoffspring yourH2233
וּבִרְכָתִ֖יu.vir.kha.Tiand blessing myH1293
עַל\־'al-onH5921
צֶאֱצָאֶֽיךָ\׃tze.'e.tza.'Ei.khadescendants yourH6631

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 44:3

  • Joel 2:28

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • Acts 2:17

    And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

  • Isaiah 59:21

    As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.

  • John 7:37-39

    In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

  • Proverbs 1:23

    Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

  • Revelation 21:6

    And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

  • Acts 2:39

    For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

  • Zechariah 12:10

    And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

  • Ezekiel 39:29

    Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God.

  • Isaiah 32:15

    Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

  • Acts 10:45

    And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

  • Titus 3:5-6

    Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
pour water.
41:17; 59:21; Eze 34:26; Joe 3:18; Joh 7:37-39; Re 21:6; 22:17
floods.
32:2; 35:6,7; 43:19,20; 48:21; 49:10; Ps 78:15,16; 107:35
dry ground.
Ps 63:1; Mt 12:43
Greek.
pour my.
32:15; 59:21; Pr 1:23; Eze 39:29; Joe 2:28; Zec 12:10; Ac 2:17
Ac 2:33,39; 10:45; Tit 3:5,6

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Context

  • Isaiah 44:2

    Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

  • Isaiah 44:3

    For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

  • Isaiah 44:4

    And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

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Isaiah 44:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque yo derramaré aguas sobre el secadal, y ríos sobre la tierra árida: mi espíritu derramaré sobre tu generación, y mi bendición sobre tus renuevos:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car je verserai de l’eau sur celui qui a soif, et des ruisseaux d’eau sur la terre sèche; je verserai mon Esprit sur ta semence, et ma bénédiction sur ceux qui sortent de toi;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn ich werde Wasser gießen auf das Durstige, und Bäche auf das Trockene; ich werde meinen Geist ausgießen auf deinen Samen, und meinen Segen auf deine Sprößlinge.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Effundam enim aquas super sitientem, et fluenta super aridam; effundam spiritum meum super semen tuum, et benedictionem meam super stirpem tuam: