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{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Like as the hart desireth the water brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God.
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of rivers of water, of fountains and of springs that spring out both in valleys and hills:
And it chanced after a while that the brook dried up, because there fell no rain upon the earth.
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh every morning and every evening, and he drank of the brook.
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like as are the rivers of water; he may turn it whithersoever he will.
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; and the well of wisdom is like a full stream.
"Get thee hence and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself in the brook Cherith that lieth before Jordan.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf, also, shall not wither; and, look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.
Goodly rivers shall flow out of all his mountains and hills. In the day of the great slaughter when the towers shall fall,
And at that day the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall run with water. And a fountain shall go out of the house of the LORD and water the river of Shittim.
He shall be unto men, as a defense for the wind, and as a refuge for the tempest, like as a river of water in a thirsty place, and the shadow of a great rock in a dry land.
Let thy wells flow out abroad, that there may be rivers of water in the streets:
Yea, the wild beasts cry also unto thee: for the water rivers are dried up, and the fire hath consumed the pastures of the wilderness.
And ye shall take you the first day, the fruits of goodly trees and the branches of palm trees and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook, and shall rejoice before the LORD seven days.
Wherefore it is spoken in the book of the war of the LORD, "Go with a violence, both on the river of Arnon
And he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that lieth before Jordan.
"'These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, seas and rivers, that shall ye eat.
The rivers also shall be drawn out, the wells shall decrease and dry away.
They departed from hence in heaviness, but with joy will I bring them hither again. I will lead them by the rivers of water in a straight way, where they shall not stumble: For I will be Israel's father, and Ephraim shall be my firstborn.
He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up his head.
And from thence they departed unto Gudgodah: and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of rivers of water.
Then said Elijah unto them, "Lay hands on the Prophets of Baal - let not one of them escape." And when they had taken them, Elijah brought them down unto the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
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Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Kidron
And all the country wept with a loud voice. And all the people went forward the straight way to the wilderness.
And thereto he put down Maacah his mother from bearing rule, because she had made an idol in a grove. And Asa destroyed her idol and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a garden: into the which he entered with his disciples.
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Gaash
Brooks » Borders of, favorable to » Willows
And ye shall take you the first day, the fruits of goodly trees and the branches of palm trees and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook, and shall rejoice before the LORD seven days.
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Cherith
"Get thee hence and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself in the brook Cherith that lieth before Jordan.
And he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that lieth before Jordan.
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Kishon
Then said Elijah unto them, "Lay hands on the Prophets of Baal - let not one of them escape." And when they had taken them, Elijah brought them down unto the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
But do thou to them as unto the Midianites, unto Sisera, and unto Jabin by the brook of Kishon,
Brooks » Often ran over pebbles
and took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of a brook and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, and in a poke; and took a sling in his hand, and went to the Philistine.
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Zered
'Now rise up,' said I, 'and get you over the river Zered.' And we went over the river Zered.
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Eshcol
And they came unto the river of Eshcol and they cut down there a branch with one cluster of grapes and bare it upon a staff between twain, and also of the pomegranates and of the figs of the place. The river was called Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down there.
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Arnon
Wherefore it is spoken in the book of the war of the LORD, "Go with a violence, both on the river of Arnon and on the river's head, which shooteth down to dwell at Ar, and leaneth upon the coasts of Moab."
Brooks » Canaan abounded with
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of rivers of water, of fountains and of springs that spring out both in valleys and hills:
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Besor
And he went, and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the river Besor, where a part of them abode.
Brooks » Illustrative » Of wisdom
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; and the well of wisdom is like a full stream.
Brooks » Borders of, favorable to » Grass
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, "Walk through the land, unto all fountains of water and unto all brooks, to see whether any grass may be found that we may save the horses and the mules, that we destroy not the beasts."
Brooks » Borders of, favorable to » Reeds
Reed and rush shall fail, the grass by the waterside or upon the river bank, yea and whatsoever is sown by the waters, shall be withered, destroyed, and brought to naught.
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Of the willows
Brooks » Illustrative » (drinking of, by the way,) of help in distress
He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up his head.
Brooks » Afforded protection to a country
The rivers also shall be drawn out, the wells shall decrease and dry away.
Brooks » Abounded with fish
The fishers shall mourn, all such as cast angles in the water shall complain, and they that spread their nets in the water shall be faint hearted.
Brooks » Illustrative » Of temporal abundance
Brooks » Illustrative » (deceptive,) of false friends
Mine own brethren pass over by me, as the water brook that hastily runneth through the valleys.
Water » Collected in » Brooks
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, "Walk through the land, unto all fountains of water and unto all brooks, to see whether any grass may be found that we may save the horses and the mules, that we destroy not the beasts."
And when Absalom's servants came to the wife to the house and asked where one Ahimaaz and Jonathan were, the wife said unto them, "They be gone over the little brook of water." And when they had sought them and could not find them, then they returned to Jerusalem.