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Isaiah 44:4

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.

American Standard Version (1901)

and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

Bible in Basic English

And they will come up like grass in a well-watered field, like water-plants by the streams.

Free Bible Version

They will grow up among the grass, like willows beside streams.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they shall grow as among the grasse, and as the willowes by the riuers of waters.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

One Unity Resource Bible

and they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

Translation for Translators

They will grow up like [SIM] grass grows along the water, like [SIM] willow/poplar trees grow well along a riverbank.

Unlocked Literal Bible

They will spring up among the grass, like willows by the streams of water.

Noah Webster Bible

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

World English Bible

and they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

Young's Literal Translation

And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water.

Context

The LORD Has Chosen Israel

³For 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. ⁴They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams. ⁵One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”

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Summary

Isaiah 44:4 speaks of the blessings that God bestows upon His people, promising to pour out His Spirit on their descendants and His blessing on their offspring. This verse emphasizes the generational impact of faithfulness to God, highlighting the continuity of His covenant with those who serve Him. The imagery of water being poured on dry ground symbolizes the spiritual refreshment and growth that God provides to those who remain faithful to Him. Ultimately, Isaiah 44:4 underscores the faithfulness and grace of God in sustaining and blessing His people throughout generations.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

They shall spring up as among the grass "They shall spring up as the grass among the waters" - בבין חציר bebeyn chatsir, "They shall spring up to the midst of, or rather, in among, the grass. "This cannot be right: eleven MSS., and thirteen editions, have כבין kebeyn, or כבן keben. Twenty-four MSS. read it without the י yod, בבן beben, in the son of the grass; and so reads the Chaldee; בבן beben, in the son of the grass. Twenty-four MSS. of Dr. Kennicott's, thirty-three of De Rossi's, and one of my own, with six editions, have this reading. The Syriac, מבין mibbeyn. The true reading is in all probability כבין kebeyn; and the word מים mayim, which should have followed it, is lost out of the text: but it is happily supplied by the Septuagint, ὡς ανα μεσον ὑδατος, as among the water "In every place where there is water, there is always grass; for water makes every thing grow in the east." Sir John Chardin's note on Kg1 17:5. Harmer's Observations 1:64.

Isaiah 44:4

The LORD Has Chosen Israel

³For 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. ⁴They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams. ⁵One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.

American Standard Version (1901)

and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

Bible in Basic English

And they will come up like grass in a well-watered field, like water-plants by the streams.

Free Bible Version

They will grow up among the grass, like willows beside streams.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they shall grow as among the grasse, and as the willowes by the riuers of waters.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

One Unity Resource Bible

and they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

Translation for Translators

They will grow up like [SIM] grass grows along the water, like [SIM] willow/poplar trees grow well along a riverbank.

Unlocked Literal Bible

They will spring up among the grass, like willows by the streams of water.

Noah Webster Bible

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

World English Bible

and they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

Young's Literal Translation

And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

They shall spring up as among the grass "They shall spring up as the grass among the waters" - בבין חציר bebeyn chatsir, "They shall spring up to the midst of, or rather, in among, the grass. "This cannot be right: eleven MSS., and thirteen editions, have כבין kebeyn, or כבן keben. Twenty-four MSS. read it without the י yod, בבן beben, in the son of the grass; and so reads the Chaldee; בבן beben, in the son of the grass. Twenty-four MSS. of Dr. Kennicott's, thirty-three of De Rossi's, and one of my own, with six editions, have this reading. The Syriac, מבין mibbeyn. The true reading is in all probability כבין kebeyn; and the word מים mayim, which should have followed it, is lost out of the text: but it is happily supplied by the Septuagint, ὡς ανα μεσον ὑδατος, as among the water "In every place where there is water, there is always grass; for water makes every thing grow in the east." Sir John Chardin's note on Kg1 17:5. Harmer's Observations 1:64.