Isaiah 44:3
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:
Original Language Analysis
כִּ֤י
H3588
כִּ֤י
Strong's:
H3588
Word #:
1 of 15
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
אֶצֹּ֤ק
For I will pour
H3332
אֶצֹּ֤ק
For I will pour
Strong's:
H3332
Word #:
2 of 15
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
מַ֙יִם֙
water
H4325
מַ֙יִם֙
water
Strong's:
H4325
Word #:
3 of 15
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
עַל
H5921
עַל
Strong's:
H5921
Word #:
4 of 15
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
עַל
H5921
עַל
Strong's:
H5921
Word #:
7 of 15
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
אֶצֹּ֤ק
For I will pour
H3332
אֶצֹּ֤ק
For I will pour
Strong's:
H3332
Word #:
9 of 15
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
רוּחִי֙
my spirit
H7307
רוּחִי֙
my spirit
Strong's:
H7307
Word #:
10 of 15
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
עַל
H5921
עַל
Strong's:
H5921
Word #:
11 of 15
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
זַרְעֶ֔ךָ
upon thy seed
H2233
זַרְעֶ֔ךָ
upon thy seed
Strong's:
H2233
Word #:
12 of 15
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
וּבִרְכָתִ֖י
and my blessing
H1293
וּבִרְכָתִ֖י
and my blessing
Strong's:
H1293
Word #:
13 of 15
benediction; by implication prosperity
Cross References
Joel 2:28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:Acts 2:17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:Isaiah 59:21As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.Proverbs 1:23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.Revelation 21:6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.Acts 2:39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.Zechariah 12:10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.Ezekiel 39:29Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.Isaiah 32:15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.Acts 10:45And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Historical Context
This prophecy transcends physical return from exile to promise spiritual renewal. The New Testament sees fulfillment in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, connecting Old Testament promises with New Testament reality.
Questions for Reflection
- In what areas of spiritual dryness do you need God to pour out His Spirit?
- How does this verse connect Old Testament promises with New Testament fulfillment at Pentecost?
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Analysis & Commentary
God promises to pour water on the thirsty and floods on dry ground, then immediately interprets this spiritually: 'I will pour my spirit upon thy seed.' The parallelism identifies the Spirit with life-giving water. This anticipates Pentecost (Acts 2:17) where Joel's prophecy of the Spirit being poured out finds fulfillment. The Hebrew 'natsaq' (pour) suggests abundant, overflowing provision.