Matthew 5:6

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Summary

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Are

For

General references

Psalm 107:9

Jeremiah 31:25

Bible References

Are

As a deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.

O God, you [are] my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you [as] in a dry and weary land without water.

My soul longs and even fails for the courtyards of Yahweh. My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.

for he satisfies [the] longing soul, and [the] hungry soul he fills with good.

Look, the days are coming," {declares} my Lord Yahweh, "when I will send a famine in the land, not a famine for bread and not a thirst for water, but {of hearing} the words of Yahweh!

He has filled those who are hungry with good [things], and those who are rich he has sent away empty-handed.

Blessed [are] those who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied. Blessed [are] those who weep now, Because you will laugh.

Do not work for the food that perishes, but the food that remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has set his seal on this one."

For

Many are saying, "Who will show us [something] good?" Lift up over us the light of your face, O Yahweh.

[By contrast,] I in righteousness shall see your face. Upon awakening I will be satisfied [seeing] your form.

My soul will be satisfied [as with the] best and richest [food], and [with] joyful lips my mouth will praise.

Blessed [is one whom] you choose and bring near, [that] he may abide in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry for help, and saves them.

I have come to my garden, my sister bride, I have gathered my myrrh with my spice, I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk! Eat, O friends! {Drink and become drunk [with] love}!

And on this mountain Yahweh of hosts will make for all peoples a {rich feast}, a feast of aged wines, fat filled with marrow, filtered aged wine.

The poor and the needy [are] seeking water and [there is] none; their tongue is dried up with thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

For I will pour out water on a thirsty [land] and streams on dry ground. I will pour my spirit out on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.

saying to the {prisoners}, "Come out!" to those who [are] in darkness, "Show yourselves!" they shall feed {along} [the] ways, and their pasturage [shall be] on all [the] barren heights.

"Ho! Everyone thirsty, come to the waters! And whoever has no money, come, buy and eat, and come, buy without money, wine and milk without price!

Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! My servants shall eat but you, you shall be hungry. Look! My servants shall drink but you, you shall be thirsty. Look! My servants shall rejoice but you, you shall be ashamed.

so that you may suck and be satisfied from her {consoling breast}, so that you may drink deeply and refresh yourselves from her {heavy breast}."

But whoever drinks of this water which I will give to him will never be thirsty for eternity, but the water which I will give to him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."

I am the bread of life.

Now on the last day of the feast--the great [day]--Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and let him drink,

They will not be hungry [any] longer or be thirsty [any] longer, nor will the sun ever beat down on them, nor any heat,

General references

for he satisfies [the] longing soul, and [the] hungry soul he fills with good.

For I will saturate [the] thirst of [the] weary, and every person [who] languishes I will replenish."