Psalms

Psalm 107:35–37

³⁵He turns a desert into pools of water

and a dry land into flowing springs.

³⁶He causes the hungry to settle there,

that they may establish a city in which to dwell.

³⁷They sow fields and plant vineyards

that yield a fruitful harvest.

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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
a desert	מִ֭דְבָּר	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
into pools	לַֽאֲגַם־	la·’ă·ḡam-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H98 troubled pool
of water	מַ֑יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and a dry	צִ֝יָּ֗ה	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	לְמֹצָ֥אֵי	lə·mō·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
He causes the hungry	רְעֵבִ֑ים	rə·‘ê·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7457 hungry
to settle	וַיּ֣וֹשֶׁב	way·yō·wō·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָׁ֣ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
that they may establish	וַ֝יְכוֹנְנ֗וּ	way·ḵō·wn·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3559 be firm
a city	עִ֣יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
in which to dwell	מוֹשָֽׁב׃	mō·wō·šāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They sow	וַיִּזְרְע֣וּ	way·yiz·rə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2232 sow, scatter seed
fields	שָׂ֭דוֹת	śā·d̲ôt̲	Noun - masculine plural	H7704 id.
and plant	וַיִּטְּע֣וּ	way·yiṭ·ṭə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5193 strike, fix, plant
vineyards	כְרָמִ֑ים	ḵə·rā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3754 vineyard
that yield	וַ֝יַּעֲשׂ֗וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
a fruitful	פְּרִ֣י	pə·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6529 fruit
harvest	תְבֽוּאָה׃	ṯə·ḇū·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8393 product, revenue

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

Psalm 107:35 Psalm 114:8 · Isaiah 35:6–7 · Isaiah 41:17–19 · Isaiah 44:3–5 · 2 Kings 3:16–20 · Ezekiel 47:6–12 · Numbers 21:16–18

Psalm 107:36 Luke 1:53 · Psalm 107:7 · Acts 17:26 · Psalm 146:7

Psalm 107:37 1 Corinthians 3:7 · 2 Corinthians 9:10 · Isaiah 37:30 · Jeremiah 29:5 · Zechariah 8:12 · Ezekiel 28:26 · Genesis 26:12 · Haggai 1:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.