25 Bible Verses about Brooks

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1 Kings 17:4

It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.”

Psalm 42:1

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So my soul pants for You, O God.

Deuteronomy 8:7

For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills;

1 Kings 17:7

It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

1 Kings 17:6

The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.

1 Kings 17:3

“Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

Isaiah 30:25

On every lofty mountain and on every high hill there will be streams running with water on the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

Joel 3:18

And in that day
The mountains will drip with sweet wine,
And the hills will flow with milk,
And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water;
And a spring will go out from the house of the Lord
To water the valley of Shittim.

Isaiah 32:2

Each will be like a refuge from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like streams of water in a dry country,
Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched land.

Proverbs 5:16

Should your springs be dispersed abroad,
Streams of water in the streets?

Joel 1:20

Even the beasts of the field pant for You;
For the water brooks are dried up
And fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

Leviticus 23:40

Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.

Numbers 21:14

Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord,
“Waheb in Suphah,
And the wadis of the Arnon,

Job 22:24

And place your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,

1 Kings 17:5

So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

Leviticus 11:9

‘These you may eat, whatever is in the water: all that have fins and scales, those in the water, in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat.

Isaiah 19:6

The canals will emit a stench,
The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up;
The reeds and rushes will rot away.

Jeremiah 31:9

“With weeping they will come,
And by supplication I will lead them;
I will make them walk by streams of waters,
On a straight path in which they will not stumble;
For I am a father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My firstborn.”

1 Chronicles 11:32

Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

Psalm 110:7

He will drink from the brook by the wayside;
Therefore He will lift up His head.

Deuteronomy 10:7

From there they set out to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water.

1 Kings 18:40

Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

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Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Kidron

2 Samuel 15:23

While all the country was weeping with a loud voice, all the people passed over. The king also passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.

1 Kings 15:13

He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron.

John 18:1

When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples over the ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden, in which He entered with His disciples.

Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Gaash

1 Chronicles 11:32

Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

2 Samuel 23:30

Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

Brooks » Borders of, favorable to » Willows

Leviticus 23:40

Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.

Job 40:22

“The lotus plants cover him with shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.

Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Cherith

1 Kings 17:3

“Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

1 Kings 17:5

So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Kishon

1 Kings 18:40

Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

Psalm 83:9

Deal with them as with Midian,
As with Sisera and Jabin at the torrent of Kishon,

Brooks » Often ran over pebbles

1 Samuel 17:40

He took his stick in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the shepherd’s bag which he had, even in his pouch, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine.

Job 22:24

And place your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,

Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Zered

Deuteronomy 2:13

‘Now arise and cross over the brook Zered yourselves.’ So we crossed over the brook Zered.

Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Eshcol

Numbers 13:23-24

Then they came to the valley of Eshcol and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two men, with some of the pomegranates and the figs. That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut down from there.

Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Arnon

Numbers 21:14-15

Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, "Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon, And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab."

Brooks » Canaan abounded with

Deuteronomy 8:7

For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills;

Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Besor

1 Samuel 30:9

So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those left behind remained.

Brooks » Illustrative » Of wisdom

Brooks » Borders of, favorable to » Grass

1 Kings 18:5

Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys; perhaps we will find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not have to kill some of the cattle.”

Brooks » Borders of, favorable to » Reeds

Isaiah 19:7

The bulrushes by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile
And all the sown fields by the Nile
Will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Of the willows

Isaiah 15:7

Therefore the abundance which they have acquired and stored up
They carry off over the brook of Arabim.

Brooks » Illustrative » (drinking of, by the way,) of help in distress

Psalm 110:7

He will drink from the brook by the wayside;
Therefore He will lift up His head.

Brooks » Afforded protection to a country

Isaiah 19:6

The canals will emit a stench,
The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up;
The reeds and rushes will rot away.

Brooks » Abounded with fish

Isaiah 19:8

And the fishermen will lament,
And all those who cast a line into the Nile will mourn,
And those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.

Brooks » Illustrative » Of temporal abundance

Job 20:17

“He does not look at the streams,
The rivers flowing with honey and curds.

Brooks » Illustrative » (deceptive,) of false friends

Job 6:15

“My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi,
Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,

Water » Collected in » Brooks

1 Kings 18:5

Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys; perhaps we will find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not have to kill some of the cattle.”

2 Samuel 17:20

Then Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And the woman said to them, “They have crossed the brook of water.” And when they searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

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