Isaiah 44:3-5
What is written? (ESV)
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. They shall spring up among the grass like willows by flowing streams. This one will say, I am the Lord's, another will call on the name of Jacob, and another will write on his hand, The Lord's, and name himself by the name of Israel.
What does it say?
I [God] will water the dry land; streams will quench the dry ground. The gift of My Spirit will be poured out on your descendants. As a result, they will have abundant life and call themselves by My name and as My chosen people.
What is its immediate context?
God’s spokesman, the prophet Isaiah, preaching to Judah around 700BC before the Babylonian captivity some 100-120 yrs away.
How Isaiah 44:3-5 is applied across Bible answers
What is ‘living water’ (John 7:38)?
God, through Isaiah, says that He will pour out His Spirit, and it will be like water to a "thirsty land". Its effect will allow people to call themselves "The Lord's".
