He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
Parallel translations
- WEB He sends springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
- KJV He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
- NKJV He sends the springs into the valleys; They flow among the hills.
- NASB ¶He sends forth springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains;
- NLT You make springs pour water into the ravines, so streams gush down from the mountains.
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Quick answer
God sends springs gushing into the valleys, flowing among the mountains. He provides fresh water to sustain the life He has made.
Overview
Having ordered the waters, God now turns them to blessing, sending streams to nourish the land. His provision is woven into the daily workings of creation. This life-giving water points to Christ, who gives the living water that springs up to eternal life (John 4:14).
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Cross-references · 4
- Isa 41:18I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.
- Ps 107:35He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
- Isa 35:7The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.
- Deut 8:7For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills;
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