Psalms 107:35
33 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,
34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
- KJV
- He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
- WEB
- He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
- ASV
- He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into watersprings.
- DARBY
- He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs;
- BLB
- He turns the desert into pools of water, and a land of dryness into springs of waters.
- ÅB
- Han gjorde en ørken til en vannrik sjø og et tørt land til vannkilder[^1].
- OTB
- Han forvandler en ørken til en vannkilde,
Og et tørt land til vannkilder; - B1930
- Han gjorde en ørken til en vannrik sjø og et tørt land til vannkilder. / < nemlig: for det frelste Israel.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 114:8
who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!
Read in contextIsaiah 35:6–7
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:17–19
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:3–5
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
Read in context2 Kings 3:16–20
and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’
Read in contextNumbers 21:16–18
From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.”
Read in contextEzekiel 47:6–12
“Son of man, do you see this?” he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.
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