Thematic Bible: Fountains and springs
Thematic Bible
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of God
For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, to hew them out cisterns, broken cisterns that hold no water.
Thou hope of Israel, Jehovah! all that forsake thee shall be ashamed. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth; because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of spiritual wisdom
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.
Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.
Fountains and springs » Found in hills and valleys
For Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of water-brooks, of springs, and of deep waters, that gush forth in the valleys and hills;
Fountains and springs » Abound in canaan
and Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the fountains of water and to all the torrents, perhaps we may find grass to save the horses and the mules alive, so that we may not have to destroy some of our beasts.
For Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of water-brooks, of springs, and of deep waters, that gush forth in the valleys and hills;
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (corrupt,) of the natural heart
but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of eternal life
And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely.
but whosoever drinks of the water which I shall give him shall never thirst for ever, but the water which I shall give him shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into eternal life.
Fountains and springs » Mentioned in scripture » Upper and nether springs
And she said, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a southern land; give me also springs of water. Then he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
She said to him, "Give me a present; since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water." And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
Fountains and springs » Created by God
Thou didst cleave fountain and torrent, thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the means of grace
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the water-courses of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs.
Fountains and springs » Afford » Fruitfulness to the earth
and Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the fountains of water and to all the torrents, perhaps we may find grass to save the horses and the mules alive, so that we may not have to destroy some of our beasts.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the water-courses of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Fountains and springs » Come from the great deep
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Hast thou entered as far as the springs of the sea? and hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (sealed up,) of the church
A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Fountains and springs » Sometimes stopped or turned off to distress enemies
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the fountains of waters that were outside the city; and they helped him. And there was gathered together much people, and they stopped all the fountains, and the torrent that flows through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a numerous posterity
And Israel shall dwell in safety alone, The fountain of Jacob, in a land of corn and new wine; Also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Fountains and springs » Mentioned in scripture » Of pisgah
and all the plain on this side the Jordan, eastward, and as far as the sea of the plain, under the slopes of Pisgah.
Fountains and springs » Constantly flowing » Could not be ceremonially defiled
Nevertheless, a spring or a well, a quantity of water, shall be clean. But he that toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
Fountains and springs » Drying up of, a severe punishment
He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground; A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
Fountains and springs » God to be praised for
saying with a loud voice, Fear God and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come; and do homage to him who has made the heaven and the earth and the sea and fountains of waters.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (troubled,) of saints led astray
A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the law of the wise
The teaching of the wise man is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Godly fear
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Christ
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
Fountains and springs » Mentioned in scripture » Of jezreel
And the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek; and Israel encamped by the spring that is in Jizreel.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a good wife
Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
Fountains and springs » Mentioned in scripture » In the way to shur
And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.
Fountains and springs » Constantly flowing » Especially esteemed
and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the jews
As a well poureth forth her waters, so she poureth forth her wickedness: violence and destruction are heard in her; before me continually are grief and wounds.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (not failing,) of the church
and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But this he said concerning the Spirit, which they that believed on him were about to receive; for the Spirit was not yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
Fountains and springs » Afford » Refreshment to the birds
The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.
Fountains and springs » Afford » Drink to the beasts
Fountains and springs » Frequented by travellers
And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.
Fountains and springs » Sometimes dried up
and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.
Fountains and springs » Mentioned in scripture » Of the waters of nephtoah
and the border reached along from the top of the mountain toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out toward the cities of mount Ephron; and the border reached along to Baalah, that is, Kirjath-jearim;
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of constant supplies of grace
As well the singers as the dancers shall say, All my springs are in thee.
Fountains and springs » Send forth each but one kind of water
Valleys » Abounded with » Fountains and springs
For Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of water-brooks, of springs, and of deep waters, that gush forth in the valleys and hills;
I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs.