New King James Version
Isaiah 44:4
4They will spring up among the grass Like willows by the watercourses.’
Isaiah 44:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
- New International Version (NIV)They will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They shall spring up among the grass like willows by flowing streams.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They will thrive like watered grass, like willows on a riverbank.
Context of Isaiah 44:4
2Thus says the Lord who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: ‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. 3For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; They will spring up among the grass Like willows by the watercourses.’ 5One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’; Another will call himself by the name of Jacob; Another will write with his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’ And name himself by the name of Israel. 6“Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God.
Read all of Isaiah 44Isaiah 44:4 word by word
וְצָמְח֖וּ בְּבֵ֣ין חָצִ֑יר כַּעֲרָבִ֖ים עַל־יִבְלֵי־מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 44:4
- Isaiah 58:11The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
- Isaiah 61:11For as the earth brings forth its bud, As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
- Psalms 1:3He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
- Psalms 92:13Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
- Acts 2:41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
- Acts 4:4However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
- Acts 5:14And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
- Psalms 137:1By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion.
- Ezekiel 17:5Then he took some of the seed of the land And planted it in a fertile field; He placed it by abundant waters And set it like a willow tree.
Commentaries on Isaiah 44:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4They shall spring up as among the grass "They shall spring up as the grass among the waters" - חציר בבין 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And they shall spring up - The idea is, that as plants and trees planted by water-courses, and in well-watered fields, grow and flourish, so should their children grow in virtue, hope, piety, and zeal. As among the grass - They shall spring up and flourish as the grass does when abundantly watered from heaven. On the meaning of the unusual form of the word בבים bebēyn in the Hebrew (“in among”), see Vitringa and Rosenmuller. The ב (b ) here is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The promise of salvation gave Israel a future. Even though the people had sinned, God would still use them to bless the next generation (Isaiah 44:3). The past had been dark because of their sin (see Isaiah 43:22–28). But the future would be different. God would begin a new time of blessing. His Spirit would change the people and make this new beginning possible.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281-5. Yet--Though thou hast sinned, yet hear God's gracious promise as to thy deliverance. chosen--(Is 41:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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