Isaiah 44:4 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 44:4

They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.

BSB

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ASV

and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Chapter 44, verse 3 and following) For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. They will sprout among the grass, like willows by flowing streams. He will say, 'I am the Lord's,' and another will name himself by the name of Jacob, and another will write on his hand, 'The Lord's,' and adopt the name of Israel.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Rather, "The seed shall spring up as willows among the grass beside canals of water" [HORSLEY]. Or, "They shall spring up among the grass (that is, luxuriantly; for what grows in the midst of grass grows luxuriantly) as willows by the water-courses," which makes the parallel clauses better balanced [MAURER].

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְצָמְח֖וּ	ve.tza.me.Chu	and they will spring up	H6779 →
בְּבֵ֣ין	be.Vein	in between	H996 →
חָצִ֑יר	cha.Tzir	grass	H2682 →
כַּעֲרָבִ֖ים	ka.'a.ra.Vim	like poplars	H6155 →
עַל־	'al-	at	H5921 →
יִבְלֵי־	yiv.lei-	watercourses of	H2988 →
מָֽיִם׃	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Psalms 1:3
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
leads to
- Jeremiah 17:8
  He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not…
- Ezekiel 47:12
  Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from…
- Psalms 92:14
  In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
- John 15:6
  If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- Ezekiel 19:10
  Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.
Through
Isaiah 58:11
The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
leads to
- John 4:14
  But 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.”
- Jeremiah 31:12
  They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and…
- Psalms 32:8
  I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Isaiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Isaiah