Psalms

Psalm 107:33–34

³³He turns rivers into deserts,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

³⁴and fruitful land into fields of salt,

because of the wickedness of its dwellers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He turns	יָשֵׂ֣ם	yā·śêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
rivers	נְהָר֣וֹת	nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
into deserts	לְמִדְבָּ֑ר	lə·miḏ·bār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
springs	וּמֹצָ֥אֵי	ū·mō·ṣā·’ê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
of water	מַ֝֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
into thirsty ground	לְצִמָּאֽוֹן׃	lə·ṣim·mā·’ō·wn	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6774 thirsty ground

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
fruitful	פְּ֭רִי	pə·rî	Noun - masculine singular	H6529 fruit
land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
into fields of salt	לִמְלֵחָ֑ה	lim·lê·ḥāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4420 saltness, barrenness
because of the wickedness	מֵ֝רָעַ֗ת	mê·rā·‘aṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7451 bad, evil
of its dwellers	יֹ֣שְׁבֵי	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

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

Psalm 107:33 Isaiah 50:2 · Isaiah 42:15 · Amos 4:7–8

Psalm 107:34 Genesis 13:10 · Genesis 14:3 · Deuteronomy 29:23–28 · Ezekiel 47:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.