KJV King James Version
And they shall spring up [as] among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
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Isaiah 44:4
And they shall spring up [as] among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.
WEB World English Bible
and they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
ASV American Standard Version
and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 44
1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
4 And they shall spring up [as] among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
5 One shall say, I [am] the LORD’S; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe [with] his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.
6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and beside me [there is] no God.
7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
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Isaiah 58:11And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.Psalm 1:3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.Psalm 92:13-15Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.Ezekiel 17:5He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed [it] by great waters, [and] set it [as] a willow tree.Psalm 137:1-2By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.Acts 4:4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.Acts 2:41-47Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them] about three thousand souls.Acts 5:14And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)Isaiah 61:11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.Leviticus 23:40And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.Job 40:22The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
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