Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

He split the rocks in the wilderness
And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.

King James Version

He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

Holman Bible

He split rocks in the wilderness
and gave them drink as abundant as the depths.

International Standard Version

He caused the rocks to split in the wilderness, and gave them water as from an abundant sea.

A Conservative Version

He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

American Standard Version

He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

Amplified


He split rocks in the wilderness
And gave them abundant [water to] drink like the ocean depths.

Bible in Basic English

The rocks of the waste land were broken by his power, and he gave them drink as out of the deep waters.

Darby Translation

He clave rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the depths, abundantly;

Julia Smith Translation

He will rend the rocks in the desert, and give drink as the great abyss.

King James 2000

He split the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He caused rocks to split in the wilderness and provided drink abundantly as [from the] depths.

Modern King James verseion

He split the rocks in the wilderness, and let them drink, as from the great depths.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He clove the hard rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink thereof, as it had been out of the great depth.

NET Bible

He broke open rocks in the wilderness, and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea.

New Heart English Bible

He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

The Emphasized Bible

He used to cleave rocks in the desert, And let them drink as out of mighty deeps;

Webster

He cleaved the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

World English Bible

He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

Youngs Literal Translation

He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink -- as the great deep.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Lessons From Israel's Past

14 Then He led them with the cloud by day
And all the night with a light of fire.
15 He split the rocks in the wilderness
And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.
16 He brought forth streams also from the rock
And caused waters to run down like rivers.


Cross References

Exodus 17:6

Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Numbers 20:11

Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank.

Psalm 105:41

He opened the rock and water flowed out;
It ran in the dry places like a river.

Psalm 114:8

Who turned the rock into a pool of water,
The flint into a fountain of water. Cross references: Psalm 114:1 : Ex 12:51; 13:3 Psalm 114:1 : Ps 81:5 Psalm 114:2 : Ex 15:17; 29:45, 46; Ps 78:68, 69 Psalm 114:2 : Ex 19:6 Psalm 114:3 : Ex 14:21; Ps 77:16 Psalm 114:3 : Josh 3:13, 16 Psalm 114:4 : Ex 19:18; Judg 5:5; Ps 18:7; 29:6; Hab 3:6 Psalm 114:5 : Hab 3:8 Psalm 114:7 : Ps 96:9 Psalm 114:8 : Ex 17:6; Num 20:11; Ps 78:15; 105:41 Psalm 114:8 : Ps 107:35 Psalm 114:8 : Deut 8:15 end of crossrefs

1 Corinthians 10:4

and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.

Isaiah 41:18

“I will open rivers on the bare heights
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water
And the dry land fountains of water.

Isaiah 43:20

“The beasts of the field will glorify Me,
The jackals and the ostriches,
Because I have given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My chosen people.

Isaiah 48:21

They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts.
He made the water flow out of the rock for them;
He split the rock and the water gushed forth.

John 7:37-38

Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

Revelation 22:1

Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

Revelation 22:17

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.

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