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. Cross References Psalm 37:25 I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. Psalm 74:21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name. Isaiah 30:19 O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you. Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them. Isaiah 43:20 The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people. Isaiah 44:3 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. Isaiah 48:21 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out. Isaiah 49:10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. Isaiah 55:1 "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Isaiah 62:12 And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. Isaiah 65:13 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. Isaiah 65:24 Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear. Ezekiel 47:8 And he said to me, "This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh. Amos 8:13 In that day the lovely young women--the young men as well--will faint from thirst. Treasury of Scripture When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. the poor Isaiah 61:1 Isaiah 66:2 Psalm 68:9,10 seek Isaiah 55:1 Exodus 17:3,6 Psalm 42:2 their tongue Psalm 22:15 Lamentations 4:4 Luke 16:24 I the Lord Isaiah 30:19 Judges 15:18,19 Psalm 34:6 I the God Isaiah 42:16 Genesis 28:15 Psalm 94:14 |