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, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, 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 as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Fountains and springs » Found in hills and valleys
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
Fountains and springs » Abound in canaan
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (corrupt,) of the natural heart
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of eternal life
And 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.
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Fountains and springs » Mentioned in scripture » Upper and nether springs
Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
Fountains and springs » Created by God
Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty 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 rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Fountains and springs » Afford » Fruitfulness to the earth
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the 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 rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, 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, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (sealed up,) of the church
A garden inclosed 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 waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him. So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran 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
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Fountains and springs » Mentioned in scripture » Of pisgah
And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
Fountains and springs » Constantly flowing » Could not be ceremonially defiled
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
Fountains and springs » Drying up of, a severe punishment
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; A fruitful land into barrenness, 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 glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (troubled,) of saints led astray
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the law of the wise
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Godly fear
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart 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
Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a good wife
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Fountains and springs » Mentioned in scripture » In the way to shur
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Fountains and springs » Constantly flowing » Especially esteemed
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the jews
As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (not failing,) of the church
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Fountains and springs » Afford » Refreshment to the birds
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
Fountains and springs » Afford » Drink to the beasts
Fountains and springs » Frequented by travellers
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Fountains and springs » Sometimes dried up
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Fountains and springs » Mentioned in scripture » Of the waters of nephtoah
And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of constant supplies of grace
As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.
Fountains and springs » Send forth each but one kind of water
Valleys » Abounded with » Fountains and springs
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.