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Isaiah 35:7

The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.

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ASV

And the glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

KJV

And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961 →
הַשָּׁרָב֙ha.sha.Ravthe parched groundH8273 →
לַאֲגַ֔םla.'a.Gam<into> a poolH98 →
וְצִמָּא֖וֹןve.tzi.ma.'onand thirsty groundH6774 →
לְמַבּ֣וּעֵיle.ma.Bu.'ei<into> springs ofH4002 →
מָ֑יִםMa.yimwaterH4325 →
בִּנְוֵ֤הbin.Vehin a habitation ofH5116 →
תַנִּים֙ta.NimjackalsH8577 →
רִבְצָ֔הּriv.Tzahresting place itsH7258 →
חָצִ֖ירcha.TzirherbageH2682 →
לְקָנֶ֥הle.ka.Neh<into> reed[s]H7070 →
וָגֹֽמֶא׃va.Go.me'and papyrusH1573 →

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Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.Psalms 104:10He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.Isaiah 34:13Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches.Zechariah 14:8And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. SelahEzekiel 47:8And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh.Revelation 18:2And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.Isaiah 13:22Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.1 John 5:19–20We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.John 7:38Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”Luke 11:24When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’Judges 6:38And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.Revelation 12:9–12And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.Luke 13:29People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

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