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Isaiah 44:27

44:26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: decayed: Heb. wastes
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

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who says to the deep, ‘Be dry,’ and ‘I will dry up your rivers;’

That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

That says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers:

44:28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

What does Isaiah 44:27 mean?

Isaiah 44:27 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), צוּלָה (tsûwlâh), חָרַב (chârab).

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That
saithאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
to
the
deep,צוּלָהtsûwlâh/tsoo-law'/H6683an abyss (of the sea)
Be
dry,חָרַבchârab/khaw-rab'/H2717to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
and
I
will
dry
upיָבֵשׁyâbêsh/yaw-bashe'/H3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
thy
rivers:נָהָרnâhâr/naw-hawr'/H5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 44:27.

Isaiah 19:5

And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

Isaiah 42:15

I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

Job 14:11

As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

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What does Isaiah 44:27 say?

Isaiah 44:27 (King James Version) reads: "That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:"

Is Isaiah 44:27 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 44:27 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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