Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe 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. Young's Literal Translation The poor and the needy are seeking water, And there is none, Their tongue with thirst hath failed, I, Jehovah do answer them, The God of Israel—I forsake them not. King James Bible [When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. Hebrew The poorהָעֲנִיִּ֨ים (hā·‘ă·nî·yîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble and needy וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜ים (wə·hā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor seek מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים (mə·ḇaq·šîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after water, מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen but there is none; וָאַ֔יִן (wā·’a·yin) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle their tongues לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם (lə·šō·w·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3956: The tongue are parched נָשָׁ֑תָּה (nā·šāt·tāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5405: To eliminate, to dry up with thirst. בַּצָּמָ֣א (baṣ·ṣā·mā) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6772: Thirst I, אֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will answer them; אֶעֱנֵ֔ם (’e·‘ĕ·nêm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 6030: To answer, respond I, the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no forsake them. אֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃ (’e·‘ez·ḇêm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit |