Isaiah 44:27
25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
26 who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’
28 who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’
- KJV
- That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
- WEB
- who says to the deep, ‘Be dry,’ and ‘I will dry up your rivers,’
- ASV
- that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;
- DARBY
- that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;
- BLB
- the One saying to the deep, ‘Be dry, and your rivers I will dry up;’
- ÅB
- som sier til dypet: Bli tørt, dine strømmer vil jeg tørke ut,
- OTB
- som befaler det vannrike dyp: 'Bli tørr, og jeg vil tørke opp dine bekker,'
- B1930
- som sier til dypet: Bli tørt, dine strømmer vil jeg tørke ut,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 51:36
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.
Read in contextJeremiah 50:38
A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.
Read in contextIsaiah 42:15
I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.
Read in contextRevelation 16:12
And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
Read in contextJeremiah 51:32
The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.”
Read in contextIsaiah 51:15
For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Read in contextPsalms 74:15
You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:16
Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,
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