Isaiah

Isaiah 41:18–19

¹⁸I will open rivers on the barren heights,

and fountains in the middle of the valleys.

I will turn the desert into a pool of water,

and the dry land into flowing springs.

¹⁹I will plant cedars in the wilderness,

acacias, myrtles, and olive trees.

I will set cypresses^c in the desert,

elms and boxwood together,

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will open	אֶפְתַּ֤ח	’ep̄·taḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6605 open
rivers	נְהָר֔וֹת	nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the barren heights	שְׁפָיִים֙	šə·p̄ā·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8205 bareness, smooth or bare (treeless) height
and fountains	מַעְיָנ֑וֹת	ma‘·yā·nō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H4599 spring
in the middle	וּבְת֥וֹךְ	ū·ḇə·ṯō·wḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the valleys	בְּקָע֖וֹת	bə·qā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1237 valley
I will turn	אָשִׂ֤ים	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
the desert	מִדְבָּר֙	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
into a pool	לַאֲגַם־	la·’ă·ḡam-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H98 troubled pool
of water	מַ֔יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and the dry	צִיָּ֖ה	ṣî·yāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H6723 dryness, drought
land	וְאֶ֥רֶץ	wə·’e·reṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
into flowing springs	לְמוֹצָ֥אֵי	lə·mō·w·ṣā·’ê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will plant	אֶתֵּ֤ן	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
cedars	אֶ֣רֶז	’e·rez	Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּר֙	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
acacias	שִׁטָּ֔ה	šiṭ·ṭāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7848 acacia
myrtles	וַהֲדַ֖ס	wa·hă·ḏas	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1918 myrtle
and olive	שָׁ֑מֶן	šā·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
trees	וְעֵ֣ץ	wə·‘êṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
I will set	אָשִׂ֣ים	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
cypresses	בְּר֛וֹשׁ	bə·rō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H1265 cypress or fir
in the desert	בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה	bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
elms	תִּדְהָ֥ר	tiḏ·hār	Noun - masculine singular	H8410 elm
and boxwood	וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר	ū·ṯə·’aš·šūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8391 box-tree
together	יַחְדָּֽו׃	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness

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

Isaiah 41:18 Isaiah 35:6–7 · Psalm 107:35 · Isaiah 58:11 · Isaiah 30:25 · Isaiah 43:19–20 · Revelation 7:17 · Ezekiel 47:1–8 · Isaiah 44:3 · Isaiah 32:2 · Isaiah 49:9–10 · Joel 3:18 · Revelation 22:1

Isaiah 41:19 Isaiah 55:13 · Isaiah 37:31–32 · Isaiah 35:1 · Isaiah 60:13 · Isaiah 61:11 · Isaiah 60:21 · Ezekiel 17:22–24 · Isaiah 27:6 · Ezekiel 47:12 · Isaiah 51:3 · Isaiah 32:15 · Isaiah 61:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.