Isaiah 48:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And they did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    that they suffred no thurste, whe they trauayled in the wildernesse. He claue the rockes a sonder, and the water gusshed out.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they were not thirstie: hee led them through the wildernesse: hee caused the waters to flowe out of the rocke for them: for he claue the rocke, and the water gushed out.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They suffred no thirst, he led them through the wildernesse, and caused the waters to flowe out vnto them from out of the rocke: he claue the rocke a sunder, and the water gusshed out.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they thirsted not [when] he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They didn't thirst when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they have not thirsted in waste places, He hath caused them to go on, Waters from a rock he hath caused to flow to them, Yea, he cleaveth a rock, and flow do waters.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    They had no need of water when he was guiding them through the waste lands: he made water come out of the rock for them: the rock was parted and the waters came flowing out.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They didn't thirst when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They do not thirst as he leads them through dry regions; he makes water flow out of a rock for them; he splits open a rock and water flows out.’

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 17:6 : 6 The LORD continued, "I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
  • Num 20:11 : 11 Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water came out abundantly, and the community and their livestock drank.
  • Ps 105:41 : 41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
  • Isa 30:25 : 25 On every high mountain and every lofty hill there will be streams of water flowing, in the day of great slaughter when the towers fall.
  • Isa 35:6-7 : 6 Then 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. 7 The 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.
  • Isa 41:17-18 : 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. 18 I 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.
  • Isa 43:19-20 : 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. 20 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,
  • 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.
  • Ps 78:15 : 15 He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the depths.
  • Ps 78:20 : 20 True, He struck the rock, and water gushed out, and streams overflowed. But can He also give us bread or provide meat for His people?
  • Neh 9:15 : 15 You provided bread from heaven for their hunger and brought water out of a rock for their thirst. You told them to go in and take possession of the land You had sworn to give them.
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    15He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the depths.

    16He brought streams out of the rock and made water flow down like rivers.

  • Ps 105:41
    84%

    41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

  • Ps 114:8
    82%

    8who turned the rock into a pool, the hard stone into a spring of water.

  • Ps 78:20
    80%

    20True, He struck the rock, and water gushed out, and streams overflowed. But can He also give us bread or provide meat for His people?

  • Exod 17:6
    79%

    6The LORD continued, "I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

  • Deut 8:15
    79%

    15He led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, filled with venomous snakes, scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water. He brought water for you out of a rock of flint.

  • Num 20:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10He and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, "Listen now, you rebels! Must we bring water out of this rock for you?"

    11Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water came out abundantly, and the community and their livestock drank.

  • Isa 49:10
    77%

    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.

  • Neh 9:15
    77%

    15You provided bread from heaven for their hunger and brought water out of a rock for their thirst. You told them to go in and take possession of the land You had sworn to give them.

  • Isa 41:17-18
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    76%

    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.

  • Num 21:16-18
    3 verses
    76%

    16From there they went to Beer. This is the well where the LORD said to Moses, 'Gather the people together, and I will give them water.'

    17Then Israel sang this song: 'Spring up, O well—sing to it!'

    18The well that the leaders dug, that the nobles of the people excavated with their scepters and staffs.' From the wilderness they went to Mattanah.

  • Num 20:8
    75%

    8"Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to the rock in front of them, and it will yield its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community and their livestock to drink."

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    74%

    7For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with streams of water, springs, and deep waters flowing out in valleys and hills.

  • Exod 17:3
    74%

    3But the people were very thirsty for water there, and they complained against Moses, saying, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?"

  • 1 Cor 10:4
    74%

    4They all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.

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    74%

    11You divided the sea before them, and they passed through it on dry ground. But You cast their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.

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    9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a wilderness.

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    73%

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

  • Isa 37:25
    73%

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

  • Exod 15:22
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    22Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went into the Desert of Shur. They traveled for three days in the desert without finding water.

  • Jer 2:6
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    6They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and deep darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

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    20You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold manna from their mouths, and You provided water for their thirst.

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    13who led them through the depths? Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble;

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    73%

    15You opened up springs and streams; You dried up ever-flowing rivers.

  • Exod 17:1
    72%

    1Then the entire assembly of the children of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sin, traveling from one place to another as directed by the LORD. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

  • Ps 78:13
    72%

    13He divided the sea and let them pass through it; He made the waters stand like a wall.

  • Isa 35:6
    72%

    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.

  • Ps 107:33
    72%

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

  • 2 Kgs 19:24
    72%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 22:17
    72%

    17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he pulled me out of deep waters.

  • Isa 58:11
    72%

    11The Lord will guide you continually, and he will satisfy your soul in parched places and strengthen your bones. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

  • Num 33:14
    72%

    14They journeyed from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

  • Ps 78:44
    72%

    44He turned their rivers to blood, and they could not drink from their streams.

  • Ps 77:16
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  • Ps 78:53
    71%

    53He led them safely, so they were unafraid, but the sea covered their enemies.

  • Exod 7:24
    71%

    24All the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water because they could not drink the water from the river.

  • Isa 12:3
    71%

    3With joy, you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

  • Joel 3:18
    71%

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  • Exod 14:22
    71%

    22The Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.

  • Judg 15:19
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