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17 The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. 18 I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. 19 I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the [a]oil-tree; I will set in the desert the [b]fir-tree, the [c]pine, and the box-tree together:

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  1. Isaiah 41:19 Or, oleaster
  2. Isaiah 41:19 Or, cypress
  3. Isaiah 41:19 Or, plane

17 “The poor and needy search for water,(A)
    but there is none;
    their tongues are parched with thirst.(B)
But I the Lord will answer(C) them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake(D) them.
18 I will make rivers flow(E) on barren heights,
    and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(F) into pools of water,(G)
    and the parched ground into springs.(H)
19 I will put in the desert(I)
    the cedar and the acacia,(J) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers(K) in the wasteland,
    the fir and the cypress(L) together,(M)

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