Bible Strands
Isaiah 44:4
They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through Isaiah to the descendants of Israel, promising immediate restoration after declaring He will pour out His Spirit on them.
The words — צָמְחוּ (tza.me.Chu) literally means "they will spring up," paired with עֲרָבִים ('a.ra.Vim), which denotes "poplars," describing rapid vegetation.
The thread — The motif of thriving near water appears in Isaiah 58:11, Psalm 1:3, and Psalm 92:13 to depict sustained vitality under divine provision.
Why it lands — The verse states that descendants will grow abundantly like water-loving trees, requiring readers to acknowledge that spiritual life originates from God's poured-out blessing rather than human initiative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
- Psalms 1:3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
- Psalms 92:13 Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
- Ezekiel 17:5 He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.
- Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
- Acts 4:4 But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
- Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
- Acts 2:41 Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- Acts 5:14 Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
- Leviticus 23:40 On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.