Isa 41:17-18, 43:20, 44:3, 49:10, 55:1-3, Jer 2:13, Eze 47:1-9 | ESV | STEP | When the poor and needy seek water , and there is none , and their tongue is parched with thirst , I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Isaiah 41:17-18

17 ^aWhen the poor and needy seek water,
and there is none,
and their tongue is parched with thirst,
I the Lord will answer them;
I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
18 ^bI will open rivers on the bare heights,
and fountains in the midst of the valleys.
^cI will make the wilderness a pool of water,
and the dry land springs of water.

Isaiah 43:20

20 The wild beasts will honor me,
^dthe jackals and the ostriches,
^efor I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,

Isaiah 44:3

3 ^fFor I will pour water on the thirsty land,
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,
and my blessing on your descendants.

Isaiah 49:10

10 ^gthey shall not hunger or thirst,
neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them,
for he who has pity on them ^hwill lead them,
and by springs of water will guide them.

Isaiah 55:1-3

The Compassion of the Lord

1 ⁱ“Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
^jcome, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
2 ^kWhy do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
^lhear, that your soul may live;
^mand I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
ⁿmy steadfast, sure love for ^oDavid.

Jeremiah 2:13

13 for my people have committed two evils:
^pthey have forsaken ^qme,
the fountain of ^rliving waters,
and hewed out cisterns for themselves,
broken cisterns that can hold no water.

Ezekiel 47:1-9

Water Flowing from the Temple

1 Then he brought me back to ^sthe door of the temple, and behold, ^twater was issuing from below ^uthe threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of ^vthe altar. 2 Then he brought me out by way of ^wthe north gate and led me around on the outside to ^xthe outer gate that faces toward the east; and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side.

3 Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, ^ythe man measured a thousand cubits, ^{▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters} and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. 5 Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. 6 And he said to me, ^aa“Son of man, ^abhave you seen this?”

Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7 As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river ^acvery many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 And he said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into ^adthe Arabah, and enters the sea; ^{▼▼That is, the Dead Sea} when the water flows into ^afthe sea, the water will become fresh. ^{▼▼Hebrew will be healed; also verses 9, 11} 9 And wherever the river goes, ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; Hebrew the two rivers go} every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks the waters of the sea} may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.