Isaiah 44 · Verse 4

Isaiah 44:4

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
Isaiah 44:4, King James Version

Isaiah 44:4 in other translations

BSBThey will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.
WEBand they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
ASVand they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
YLTAnd they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water.
DARBYAnd they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the water-courses.
BBEAnd they will come up like grass in a well-watered field, like water-plants by the streams.
WebsterAnd they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

What does Isaiah 44:4 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 They shall spring up as among the grass "They shall spring up as the grass among the waters" - בבין חציר bebeyn chatsir, "They shall spring up to the midst of, or rather, in among, the grass. "This cannot be right: eleven MSS., and thirteen editions, have כבין kebeyn, or כבן keben. Twenty-four MSS. read it without the י yod, בבן beben, in the son of the grass; and so reads the Chaldee; בבן beben, in the son of the grass. Twenty-four MSS. of Dr. Kennicott's, thirty-three of De Rossi's, and one of my own, with six editions, have this reading. The Syriac, מבין mibbeyn. The true reading is in all probability כבין kebeyn; and the word מים mayim, which should have followed it, is lost out of the text: but it is happily supplied by the Septuagint, ὡς ανα μεσον ὑδατος, as among the water "In every place where there is water, there is always grass; for water makes every thing grow in the east." Sir John Chardin's note on 1Kgs 17:5. Harmer's Observations 1:64.

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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 44:4 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.

וְצָמְח֖וּve.tza.me.Chuand they will spring upH6779
בְּבֵ֣יןbe.Veinin betweenH996
חָצִ֑ירcha.TzirgrassH2682
כַּעֲרָבִ֖יםka.'a.ra.Vimlike poplarsH6155
עַל\־'al-atH5921
יִבְלֵי\־yiv.lei-watercourses ofH2988
מָֽיִם\׃Ma.yimwaterH4325

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

Cross references for Isaiah 44:4

  • Isaiah 58:11

    And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

  • Psalms 1:3

    And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

  • Psalms 92:13-15

    Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

  • Ezekiel 17:5

    He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

  • Psalms 137:1-2

    By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

  • Acts 4:4

    Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

  • Acts 5:14

    And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)

  • Acts 2:41-47

    Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And all that believed were together, and had all things common; …

  • Isaiah 61:11

    For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

  • Leviticus 23:40

    And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.

  • Job 40:22

    The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
spring.
58:11; 61:11; Ps 1:3; 92:13-15; Ac 2:41-47; 4:4; 5:14
willows.
Ps 137:1,2; Eze 17:5

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 44:5

    One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

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Isaiah 44:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y brotarán entre hierba, como sauces junto á las riberas de las aguas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et ils germeront parmi l’herbe, comme les saules auprès des courants d’eau.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie werden aufsprossen zwischen dem Grase wie Weiden an Wasserbächen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et germinabunt inter herbas, quasi salices juxta præterfluentes aquas.