Isaiah

Isaiah 41:17

¹⁷The 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The poor	הָעֲנִיִּ֨ים	hā·‘ă·nî·yîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜ים	wə·hā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H34 in want, needy, poor
seek	מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים	mə·ḇaq·šîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H1245 seek
water	מַ֙יִם֙	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
but there is none	וָאַ֔יִן	wā·’a·yin	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
their tongues	לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם	lə·šō·w·nām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3956 tongue
are parched	נָשָׁ֑תָּה	nā·šāt·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5405 be dry, parched
with thirst	בַּצָּמָ֣א	baṣ·ṣā·mā	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6772 thirst
I	אֲנִ֤י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will answer them	אֶעֱנֵ֔ם	’e·‘ĕ·nêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
I	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
forsake them	אֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃	’e·‘ez·ḇêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 55:1 · Isaiah 44:3 · Isaiah 30:19 · Matthew 5:6 · Isaiah 61:1 · Psalm 72:12–13 · Isaiah 42:16 · Psalm 34:6 · Genesis 28:15 · Psalm 63:1–2 · Hebrews 13:5–6 · Psalm 50:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.