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NASB | Isaiah 44:3 'For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 44:3 'For I will pour out water on him who is thirsty, And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants; [Is 32:15; 35:6, 7; Joel 2:28; John 7:37-39] |
Bible Question:
MacArthur Study Bible note for this verse: "44:3 water...floods. The extensive blessing of physical conditions will favor the nation in the coming kingdom age (43:19,20); they were also symbolic of spiritual refreshment from the Holy Spirit and God Himself (32:15; Joel 2:28,29)." I view the Holy Spirit as the Giver and the holy spirit as the gift of spiritual refreshment or water. This verse is a reference for John 7:38. Does a comparison of these verses help you to choose between Spirit or spirit? Does a comparison help you to decide betweeen "the thirsty land", NASB" and "him who is thirsty", NKJ? From the heart, Ray |
Bible Answer: If you look in a printed version of the NASB, or in software such as e-sword (where NASB is an add-on that one must purchase), the word "land" is in italics. Whenever a word is in italics in the NASB (and the KJV, for that matter), it means that there is no equivalent Hebrew word used there but, rather, it was added to make it grammatically correct in English. The Hebrew word for "on the thirsty" in the NASB is tsame (tsaw-may') and it is an adjective that simply means "thirsty." Here's what John Gill's Exposition of the Bible says about the passage: "For I will pour water on him that is thirsty,.... Or rather upon the thirsty land, as the Targum; and so the Syriac version, 'in a thirsty place.'" I think the grammar of the passage requires translating the Hebrew as "on the thirsty land" because it is part of the metaphor to which the prophet compares the prophesied pouring out of God's Spirit on Israel (Jeshrun, the upright ones). |
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