Isaiah 43:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The animals of the field will honor Me— jackals and ostriches—because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people,

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The beast of the field shall honor Me, the jackals and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The wilde beastes shal worshippe me: the dragon, and the Estrich. For I shall geue water in ye wildernesse, and streames in the deserte: that I maye geue drike to my people, whom I chose.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The wilde beastes shall honour mee, the dragons and the ostriches, because I gaue water in the desert, and floods in the wildernesse to giue drinke to my people, euen to mine elect.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The wilde beastes shall worship me, the dragons and the young Estriches: for I shall geue water in the wyldernesse, and streames in the desert, that they may geue drinke to my people whom I chose.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The animals of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Honour me doth the beast of the field, Dragons and daughters of an ostrich, For I have given in a wilderness waters, Floods in a desolate place, To give drink to My people -- My chosen.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The beasts of the field will give me honour, the jackals and the ostriches: because I send out waters in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country, to give drink to the people whom I have taken for myself:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The animals of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The wild animals honor me, the jackals and ostriches, because I put water in the wilderness and streams in the wastelands, to quench the thirst of my chosen people,

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 48:21 : 21 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow from the rock for them; He split open the rock, and water gushed out.
  • Isa 41:17 : 17 The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I, the Lord, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
  • Isa 13:22 : 22 Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in its luxurious palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
  • Isa 49:10 : 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down. For He who has compassion on them will guide them, and He will lead them beside springs of water.
  • John 4:14 : 14 But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
  • John 7:37-39 : 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.' 38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.' 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  • Rev 17:14 : 14 They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.
  • Rev 21:6 : 6 And He said to me, 'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty, I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.'
  • Rev 22:17 : 17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let the one who hears say, "Come!" Let the one who is thirsty come, and let the one who desires take the water of life freely.
  • 1 Chr 16:13 : 13 You descendants of Israel, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
  • Ps 33:12 : 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His inheritance.
  • Ps 104:21 : 21 The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
  • Ps 148:10 : 10 wild animals and all livestock, creatures that crawl and flying birds,
  • Isa 11:6-9 : 6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat. The calf, the lion, and the fatted cattle will be together, and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow and the bear will graze; their young ones will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The nursing child will play near the cobra’s hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den. 9 They will neither harm nor destroy on my entire holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. 10 In that day, the root of Jesse will stand as a signal for the peoples. The nations will seek him, and his resting place will be glorious.
  • Isa 55:1-2 : 1 Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of food.
  • Isa 65:15 : 15 You will leave behind your name as a curse for my chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will put you to death; but to his servants, he will give another name.
  • Jer 31:9 : 9 They will come with weeping, and with pleas for mercy, I will lead them. I will guide them to streams of water on a straight path where they will not stumble, for I have become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
  • Joel 3:18 : 18 In that day, the mountains will drip with sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the house of the LORD and water the Valley of Acacias.
  • Mark 13:20 : 20 If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has shortened them.
  • John 4:10 : 10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
  • Isa 43:19 : 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth—do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 19Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth—do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

  • Isa 35:6-7
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    6Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

    7The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. In the habitation of jackals, where they lie, grass will grow with reeds and rushes.

  • 21the people I formed for Myself, so they might proclaim My praise.

  • Isa 41:17-18
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    17The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I, the Lord, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

    18I will open rivers on the barren heights and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs.

  • Joel 1:19-20
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    19To you, Lord, I call, for fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flames have burned all the trees of the field.

    20Even the wild animals pant for you; the streams of water have dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

  • 15I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.

  • 11They give drink to every wild animal; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

  • 25I dug wells and drank water; with the soles of my feet, I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.

  • 24I have dug wells in foreign lands and drunk water there. With the soles of my feet, I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.

  • 3For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.

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    13I will destroy all its cattle beside many waters, so no human foot will stir them up again, nor will the hooves of cattle stir them up.

    14Then I will let their waters settle and make their rivers flow like oil, declares the Lord GOD.

  • 10wild animals and all livestock, creatures that crawl and flying birds,

  • 21They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow from the rock for them; He split open the rock, and water gushed out.

  • 35He turns the desert into pools of water, and a dry land into flowing springs.

  • 27I say to the deep waters, 'Be dry,' and I will dry up your rivers.

  • 6I made the wilderness its home and the barren land its dwelling place.

  • 16This is what the LORD says— He who makes a way through the sea and a path through mighty waters,

  • 9All you wild animals of the field, come and devour, all you creatures of the forest.

  • 20For the mountains bring forth food for him, where all the wild animals play.

  • Isa 49:10-11
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    10They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down. For He who has compassion on them will guide them, and He will lead them beside springs of water.

    11I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up.

  • 20Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, letting the oxen and the donkey roam freely.

  • Ps 50:10-11
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    10For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.

    11I know all the birds of the mountains, and everything that moves in the field is mine.

  • 5I cared for you in the wilderness, in the land of burning heat.

  • Jer 27:5-6
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    5By my great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth, the people, and the animals that are on it. I give it to anyone I choose.

    6Now I have handed over all these lands to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant. I have even given him the wild animals to serve him.

  • 6Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights, panting like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.

  • 3Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young; but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like ostriches in the wilderness.

  • 22Do not be afraid, you animals of the field, for the pastures in the wilderness are green; the trees bear their fruit, the fig tree and the vine yield their abundance.

  • 7Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all the depths of the ocean,

  • 17For this is what the LORD says: You will not see wind or rain, but this valley will be filled with water, and you, your livestock, and your animals will drink.

  • 33He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into parched ground,

  • 29I am a brother to jackals and a companion to ostriches.

  • 7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will go up with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify the house of my splendor.

  • 44Behold, like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a secure pasture, I will drive them away suddenly from it. I will appoint whoever is chosen for it. For who is like me? Who can summon me? And what shepherd can stand against me?

  • 2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you cross the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not consume you.

  • 9He provides food for the animals and for the young ravens when they cry.

  • 9Is my inheritance to me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey surrounding her? Come, gather all the wild beasts; bring them to devour.

  • 4Since you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.

  • 15Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered as a forest.

  • 36Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'Behold, I will defend your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountains dry.'

  • 39Therefore, desert creatures and hyenas will dwell there, and ostriches will inhabit it. It will never again be inhabited or settled from generation to generation.

  • 15If I send wild beasts through the land and they ravage it, leaving it desolate so that no one can pass through because of the beasts,

  • 22Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in its luxurious palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.

  • 14like cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. This is how you guided your people to make for yourself a glorious name.