107 Bible Verses about Water

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2 Samuel 23:15-16

And David longed and said, "Oh, that I had of the water that is in the well in the gate of Bethlehem for to drink." And anon the three mighty brake through the Host of the Philistines and fetched water out of the well of Bethlehem that was in the gate, and took and brought it to David: Nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but offered it unto the LORD

1 Chronicles 11:17-18

And David longed and said, "Oh that one would give me of the water of the well of Bethlehem that is in the gate, for to drink." And the three brake through the host of the Philistines and drew of the water of the well of Bethlehem that was in the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless David would not drink of it, but offered it to the LORD,

Genesis 21:14-19

And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a bottle with water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulders with the lad also, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered up and down in the wilderness of Beersheba. When the water was spent that was in the bottle, she cast the lad under a bush and went and sat her out of sight a great way; as it were a bowshot off. For she said, "I will not see the lad die." And she sat down out of sight, and lift up her voice and wept.read more.
And God heard the voice of the child. And the angel of God called Hagar out of heaven and said unto her, "What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not, for God hath heard the voice of the child where he lieth. Arise and lift up the lad, and take him in thy hand, for I will make of him a great people." And God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.

Exodus 15:22-27

Moses brought Israel from the reed sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur. And they went three days long in the wilderness, and could find no water. At the last they came to Marah: but they could not drink of the waters for bitterness, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of the place was called Marah. Then the people murmured against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?"read more.
And Moses cried unto the LORD, and he showed him a tree: and he cast it into the water, and they waxed sweet. There he made them an ordinance and a law, and there he tempted them, and said, "If ye will hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God, and will do that which is right in his sight and will give an ear unto his commandments, and keep all his ordinances: then will I put none of these diseases upon thee which I brought upon the Egyptians, for I am the LORD thy surgeon." And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water and seventy date trees, and they pitched there by the water.

Exodus 17:1-3

And all the company of the children of Israel went on their journeys from the wilderness of Sin at the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: where was no water for the people to drink. And the people chode with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." And Moses said unto them, "Why chide ye with me, and wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?" There the people thirsted for water, and murmured against Moses and said, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?"

Numbers 20:1-11

And the whole multitude of the children of Israel, came into the desert of Zin in the first month, and the people dwelt at Kadesh. And there died Miriam, and was buried there. Moreover, there was no water for the multitude, wherefore they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people chode with Moses and spake, saying, "Would God that we had perished when our brethren perished before the LORD.read more.
Why have ye brought the congregation of the LORD unto this wilderness, that both we and our cattle should die here? Wherefore brought ye us out of Egypt, to bring us into this ungracious place, which is no place of seed nor of figs nor vines nor of pomegranates, neither is there any water to drink?" And Moses and Aaron went from the congregation unto the door of the tabernacle of witness, and fell upon their faces. And the glory of the LORD appeared unto them. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, "Take the staff and gather, thou and thy brother Aaron, the congregation together; and say unto the rock, before their eyes, that he give forth his water. And thou shalt bring them water out of the rock and shalt give the company drink, and their beasts also." And Moses took the staff from before the LORD, as he commanded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, "Hear, ye rebellious, must we fetch you water out of this rock?" And Moses lift up his hand with his staff and smote the rock two times, and the water came out abundantly, and the multitude drank and their beasts also.

Deuteronomy 2:28

Sell me meat, for money, for to eat; and give me drink, for money, for to drink: I will go through by foot only -

Judges 4:19

And he said unto her, "Give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty." And she opened a bottle of milk and gave him drink and covered him.

Judges 5:25

He asked water, but she gave him milk, and brought butter in a goodly dish.

1 Samuel 30:11-12

Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David and gave him bread to eat and water to drink, and gave him a few figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten his spirits came again to him: for he had eaten no bread nor drunk no water in three days and three nights.

1 Kings 17:10

And he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, there was a widow there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a dish that I may drink."

2 Kings 6:22

And he said, "Smite them not. But smite them thou takest with thine own sword and with thine own bow. But set bread and water before them, and let them eat and drink, and go to their master."

2 Chronicles 18:25-26

Then said the king of Israel, take ye Micaiah and deliver him to Amon the governor of city, and to Joash the king's son, and say, "Thus sayeth the king: 'Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread and water of tribulation, until I come again in peace.'"

Job 6:19

Consider the paths of Tema, and the ways of Sheba, wherein they have put their trust.

Isaiah 33:16

He it is, that shall dwell on high; whose safeguard shall be in the true rock, to him shall be given the right true meat and drink.

Daniel 1:8-16

But Daniel was at a point with himself, that he would not be defiled through the king's meat, nor the wine which he drunk. And this he desired of the chief chamberlain, lest he should defile himself. So God gave Daniel favour and grace before the chief chamberlain, that he said unto him, "I am afraid of my lord the king, which hath appointed you your meat and drink: lest he spy your faces to be worse liking than the other springaldes of your age, and so ye shall make me lose my head unto the king."read more.
Then Daniel answered Melzar, whom the chief chamberlain had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, and said, "O prove but ten days with thy servants, and let us have pottage to eat, and water to drink: Then look upon our faces, and theirs that eat of the king's meat. And as thou seest, so deal with thy servants." So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. And after the ten days, their faces were better liking and fatter, than all the young springaldes, which ate of the king's meat. Thus Melzar took away their meat and wine, and gave them pottage therefore.

Hosea 2:5

Their mother hath broken her wedlock, and she that bare them, is come to confusion. For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, that give me my water and my bread, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.'

Matthew 10:42

And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones, to drink a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you of a truth, he shall not lose his reward."

John 4:7

And there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. And Jesus said unto her, "Give me drink" -

2 Kings 3:9

And the king of Israel took his journey with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. And when they had compassed the way seven days, there was no water for the host nor for the cattle that they had with them.

Genesis 24:13-19

Lo, I stand here by the well of water and the daughters of the men of this city will come out to draw water: Now the damsel to whom I say, 'stoop down thy pitcher, and let me drink.' If she say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also,' the same is she that thou hast ordained for thy servant Isaac: yea, and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master. And it came to pass, yer he had left speaking, that Rebekah came out - the daughter of Bethuel, son to Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother - and her pitcher upon her shoulder.read more.
The damsel was very fair to look upon, and yet a maid and unknown of man. And she went down to the well and filled her pitcher and came up again. Then the servant ran unto her and said, "Let me sip a little water of thy pitcher." And she said, "Drink, my lord." And she hasted and let down her pitcher upon her arm and gave him drink. And when she had given him drink, she said, "I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough."

Genesis 29:1-10

Then Jacob lift up his feet, and went toward the east country. And as he looked about, behold there was a well in the field, and three flocks of sheep lay thereby - for at that well were the flocks watered - and there lay a great stone at the well mouth. And the manner was to bring the flocks thither, and to roll the stone from the well's mouth and to water the sheep, and to put the stone again upon the well's mouth unto his place.read more.
And Jacob said unto them, "Brethren, whence be ye?" And they said, "Of Haran are we." And he said unto them, "Know ye Laban, the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know him." And he said unto them, "Is he in good health?" And they said, "He is in good health: and behold, his daughter Rachel cometh with the sheep." And he said, "Lo, it is yet a great while to night, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water the sheep and go and feed them." And they said, "We may not, until all the flocks be brought together, and the stone be rolled from the well's mouth, and so we water our sheep." While he yet talked with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them. As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, he went and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother.

Exodus 2:15-16

And Pharaoh heard of it and went about to slay Moses: but he fled from Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well's side. The priest of Midian had seven daughters which came and drew water and filled the troughs, for to water their father's sheep.

Exodus 17:3

There the people thirsted for water, and murmured against Moses and said, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?"

2 Kings 3:17

For thus sayeth the LORD, 'Ye shall see neither wind nor rain, and yet this brook shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, and your beasts and your cattle also.'

Psalm 104:10-11

Thou causest the wells to spring up among the valleys, and the waters to run among the hills, that all the beasts of the field may have drink, and that the wild asses may quench their thirst.

Isaiah 43:20

The wild beasts shall worship me: the dragon, and the Ostrich. For I shall give water in the wilderness, and streams in the desert: that I may give drink to my people, whom I choose.

Luke 13:15

Then answered him the Lord and said, "Hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the Sabbath day, loose his ox, or his ass, from the stall, and lead him to the water?

Exodus 23:25

And see that ye serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread and thy water, and I will take all sicknesses away from among you.

1 Samuel 25:11

Should I take my bread, my water and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men which I know not whence they be?"

1 Kings 13:6-22

And the king answered and said unto the man of God, "Oh pray unto the LORD thy God and make intercession for me, that my hand may be restored me again." And the man of God besought the LORD, and his hand came to him again as well as before. Then said the king unto the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward." But the man of God answered the king, "If thou wouldest give me half thine house, I would not go with thee - neither would I eat meat or drink water in this place.read more.
For so was it charged me, through the word of God and said to me, 'Eat no bread nor drink water nor turn again by the same way thou wentest." And so he went another way and returned not by the way he came to Bethel. And there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel, whose sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel, and the words which he spake unto the king they told their father also. And their father said unto them, "What way went he?" For his sons had seen what way the man of God went which came from Judah. Then said he to his sons, "Saddle mine ass." And they saddled him an ass. And he gat him up thereon and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an Oak and said unto him, "Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah?" And he said, "Yea." Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread." And the other said again, "I may not return with thee, to go with thee, neither may I eat bread or drink water with thee in this place. For it was said to me by the commandment of the LORD, 'Eat no bread nor drink water in this place, nor turn again by the way thou wentest.'" And the old prophet said unto him, "I am a prophet as well as thou, and an Angel spake unto me with the word of the LORD saying, 'Bring him again with thee to thine house, and let him eat bread and drink water.' Bvt he lied unto him. And so the other went again with him and ate bread in his house and drank water. And as they sat at the table, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him again. And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, "Thus sayeth the LORD: 'Because thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee, but camest back again and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place in which he bade that thou shouldest eat no bread nor drink water: therefore thy carcass shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.'"

1 Kings 18:4

insomuch that when Jezebel destroyed the Prophets of the LORD, he took a hundred of the Prophets and hid them, fifty in one cave and fifty in another, and provided bread and water for them.

Job 22:7

To such as were weary, hast thou given no water to drink, and thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry.

Deuteronomy 9:9

after that I was gone up into the mount, to fetch the tables of stone, the tables of covenant which the LORD made with you. And I abode in the hill forty days and forty nights and neither ate bread nor drank water.

Exodus 34:28

And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights, and neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote in the tables the words of the covenant: even ten verses.

Deuteronomy 9:18

And I fell before the LORD, even as at the first time - forty days and nights, and neither ate bread nor drank water - over all your sins which ye had sinned in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD and in provoking him.

Ezra 10:6

And Ezra stood up before the house of God, and went in to the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib. And when he came thither, he ate no bread, nor drank water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been in captivity.

Genesis 24:32

And then the man came in to the house: and he unbridled the camels: and brought litter and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and their feet that were with him,

Genesis 43:24

and led them into Joseph's house, and gave them water to wash their feet, and gave their asses provender.

Luke 7:44

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, "Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, and thou gavest me no water to my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

John 13:1-17

Before the feast of Easter, when Jesus knew that his hour was come, that he should depart out of this world unto the father; When he loved his which were in the world, unto the end he loved them; And when supper was ended, after that, the devil had put in the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him. Jesus, knowing that the father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;read more.
He rose from supper, and laid aside his upper garments, and took a towel, and gird himself. After that, poured he water into a basin, and began to wash his disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was gird. Then came he to Simon Peter. And Peter said to him, "Lord shalt thou wash my feet?" Jesus answered and said unto him, "What I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter." Peter said unto him, "Thou shalt not wash my feet while the world standeth." Jesus answered him, "If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me." Simon Peter said unto him, "Lord not my feet only: but also my hands and my head." Jesus said to him, "He that is washed needeth not, save to wash his feet, and is clean every whit. And ye are clean: but not all." For he knew his betrayer. Therefore said he, "Ye are not all clean." After he had washed their feet, and received his clothes, and was set down again, he said unto them, "Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me 'Master' and 'Lord,' and ye say well, for so am I. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet: ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his master; Neither the messenger greater than he that sent him. If ye understand these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

Leviticus 17:15

And whatsoever soul it be that eateth that which died alone or that which was torn with wild beasts: whether it be one of yourselves or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean unto the even, and then is he clean.

Exodus 30:17-21

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, "Thou shalt make a laver of brass and his foot also of brass to wash withal, and shalt put it between the tabernacle of witness and the altar and put water therein: that Aaron and his sons may wash both their hands and their feet thereout,read more.
when they go into the tabernacle of witness, or when they go unto the altar to minister and to burn the LORD's offering, lest they die. And it shall be an ordinance forever unto him and his seed among your children after you."

Leviticus 1:3-9

If he bring a burnt offering of the oxen he shall offer a male without blemish, and shall bring him to the door of the tabernacle of witness, that he may be accepted before the LORD. And let him put his hand upon the head of the burnt sacrifice, and favour shall be given him to make an atonement for him, and let him kill the ox before the LORD. And let the priests, Aaron's sons, bring the blood and let them sprinkle it round about upon the altar that is before the door of the tabernacle of witness.read more.
And let the burnt offerings be stripped and hewed in pieces. And then let the sons of Aaron the priest put fire upon the altar, and put wood upon the fire, and let them lay the pieces with the head and the fat, upon the wood that is on the fire in the altar. But the inwards and the legs they shall wash in water, and the priest shall burn altogether upon the altar, that it be a burnt sacrifice, and an offering of a sweet odour unto the LORD.

Leviticus 16:20-24

And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place and the tabernacle of witness and the altar, let him bring the live goat and let Aaron put both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the misdeeds of the children of Israel, and all their trespasses, and all their sins: and let him put them upon the head of the goat and send him away by the hands of one that is acquainted in the wilderness. And the goat shall bear upon him all their misdeeds unto the wilderness, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.read more.
"And let Aaron go in to the tabernacle of witness and put off the linen clothes which he put on when he went in into the holy place, and leave them there. And let him wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his own raiment, and then come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself and for the people;

Numbers 19:7-9

And let the priest wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water, and then come into the host, and the priest shall be unclean unto the evening. And he that burneth her, shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his flesh also in water, and be unclean until evening. And one that is clean, shall go and take up the ashes of the cow, and put them without the host in a clean place, where they shall be kept to make sprinkling water for the multitude of the children of Israel: for it is a sin offering.

John 2:6

And there were standing there, six waterpots of stone after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

Exodus 12:9-10

See that ye eat not thereof sodden in water, but roast with fire: both head, feet, and purtenance together. And see that ye let nothing of it remain unto the morning: if ought remain, burn it with fire.

Ezekiel 24:3-5

Show that obstinate household a parable, and speak unto them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Get thee a pot, set it on, and pour water into it: put all the pieces together in it, all the good pieces: the loin and the shoulder, and fill it with the best bones. Take one of the best sheep, and a heap of bones withal: let it boil well, and let the bones seethe well therein.

Judges 5:4

LORD, when thou departedest out of Seir and camest from the fields of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heaven rained, and the clouds dropped water:

Genesis 7:11-12

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, that same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened, and there fell a rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Job 37:13

whether it be to punish any land, or to do good unto them, that seek him.

Job 38:25-28

"Who divideth the abundance of waters into rivers, or who maketh a way for the stormy weather, that it watereth and moistureth the dry and barren ground: to make the grass grow in places where no body dwelleth, and in the wilderness where no man remaineth?read more.
Who is the father of rain? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

Psalm 77:17

The thick clouds poured out water, the air thundered, and thine arrows went abroad.

Hosea 6:3

Then shall we have understanding, and endeavor ourselves to know the LORD. He shall go forth as the spring of the day, and come unto us as the evening and morning rain upon the earth."

Genesis 26:19-20

As Isaac's servants digged in the valley, they found a well of springing water. And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." Then called he the well Esek, because they strove with him.

Genesis 21:19

And God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.

Genesis 24:11

And made his camels to lie down without the city by a well's side of water, at even: about the time that women come out to draw water.

Isaiah 37:25

If there be no water, I will grave and drink. And as for waters of defense, I shall dry them up with the feet of mine Host.

John 4:6

and there was Jacob's well. Jesus, then wearied in his journey, sat thus on the well. And it was about the sixth hour:

James 3:11-12

Doth a fountain send forth at one place sweet water, and bitter also? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries: or a vine bear figs? So can no fountain give both salt water and fresh also.

Joshua 15:15-19

And he went up thence, to the inhabiters of Debir, whose name in the old time was Kiriathsepher. And Caleb said, "He that smiteth Kiriathsepher and taketh it: to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb took it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.read more.
And as she went, she moved him to ask of her father a field. And she alighted off her ass. And Caleb said unto her, "What aileth thee?" And she said, "Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a southward and dry land: give me also springs of water." Then he gave her springs of water, both above and beneath.

Judges 1:11-15

And from thence they went to the inhabiters of Debir, whose name in old time was called Kiriathsepher. And Caleb said, "He that smiteth Kiriathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife." And Othniel the son of Kenaz Caleb's younger brother took it: to whom he gave Achsah his daughter to wife,read more.
and as they went she counseled him to ask of her father a field. And then she lighted off her ass, and Caleb said unto her, "What aileth thee?" She said unto him, "Give me a blessing, for thou hast given me a southward and a dry land. Give me also springs of water." And Caleb gave her springs both above and beneath.

Revelation 8:10-11

And the third angel blew, and there fell a great star from heaven burning as it were a lamp, and it fell into the third part of the rivers, and into fountains of waters, and the name of the star is called wormwood. And the third part was turned to wormwood. And many men died of the waters because they were made bitter.

Revelation 16:4

And the third angel shed out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters, and they turned to blood.

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Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Water

Numbers 20:10-11

And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, "Hear, ye rebellious, must we fetch you water out of this rock?" And Moses lift up his hand with his staff and smote the rock two times, and the water came out abundantly, and the multitude drank and their beasts also.

Exodus 17:1-7

And all the company of the children of Israel went on their journeys from the wilderness of Sin at the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: where was no water for the people to drink. And the people chode with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." And Moses said unto them, "Why chide ye with me, and wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?" There the people thirsted for water, and murmured against Moses and said, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?" read more.
And Moses cried unto the LORD saying, "What shall I do unto this people? They be almost ready to stone me!" And the LORD said unto Moses, "Go before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel: and thy rod wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand and go. Behold, I will stand there before thee upon a rock in Horeb: and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out thereof, that the people may drink." And Moses did even so before the elders of Israel. And he called the name of the place: Massah-and-Meribah: because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

Psalm 78:15-20

He clove the hard rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink thereof, as it had been out of the great depth. He brought waters out of the stony rock, so that it gushed out like the rivers. Yet for all this they sinned more against him, and provoked the most highest in the wilderness. read more.
They tempted God in their hearts, and required meat for their lust. For they spake against God, and said, "Yea yea, God shall prepare a table in the wilderness, shall he? Lo, he smote the stony rock, that the watery streams gushed out, and the streams flowed withal: but how can he give bread and provide flesh for his people?"

Psalm 105:41

He opened the rock of stone, and the waters flowed out, so that rivers ran in the dry places.

Bottles » Used for holding » Water

Genesis 21:14-15

And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a bottle with water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulders with the lad also, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered up and down in the wilderness of Beersheba. When the water was spent that was in the bottle, she cast the lad under a bush

Genesis 21:19

And God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.

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Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a bottle with water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulders with the lad also, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered up and down in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Matthew 10:42

And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones, to drink a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you of a truth, he shall not lose his reward."

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Cleansing

Ezekiel 16:9

Then washed I thee with water, and purged thy blood from thee; I anointed thee with oil,

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Fertilizing

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Freely given

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Refreshing

Psalm 46:4

The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy dwelling of the most highest.

Isaiah 41:17-18

When the thirsty and poor seek water, and find none, and when their tongue is dry of thirst: I give it them, sayeth the LORD. I, the God of Israel, forsake them not. I bring forth floods in the hills, and wells in the plain fields. I turn the wilderness to rivers, and the dry land to conduits of water.

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water

John 7:38-39

He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'" This spake he of the spirit, which they that believed on him should receive. For the holy ghost was not yet there, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Abundant

John 7:37-38

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'"

Israel » Complaints » Water » Bitter

Exodus 15:23-25

At the last they came to Marah: but they could not drink of the waters for bitterness, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of the place was called Marah. Then the people murmured against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" And Moses cried unto the LORD, and he showed him a tree: and he cast it into the water, and they waxed sweet. There he made them an ordinance and a law, and there he tempted them,

Israel » Complaints » Lack of » Water » Rephidim

Exodus 17:2-7

And the people chode with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." And Moses said unto them, "Why chide ye with me, and wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?" There the people thirsted for water, and murmured against Moses and said, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?" And Moses cried unto the LORD saying, "What shall I do unto this people? They be almost ready to stone me!" read more.
And the LORD said unto Moses, "Go before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel: and thy rod wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand and go. Behold, I will stand there before thee upon a rock in Horeb: and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out thereof, that the people may drink." And Moses did even so before the elders of Israel. And he called the name of the place: Massah-and-Meribah: because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

Israel » Miracle » Meribah » Water » Rock

Exodus 17:5-7

And the LORD said unto Moses, "Go before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel: and thy rod wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand and go. Behold, I will stand there before thee upon a rock in Horeb: and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out thereof, that the people may drink." And Moses did even so before the elders of Israel. And he called the name of the place: Massah-and-Meribah: because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

Israel » Water » Sweetened

Exodus 15:25

And Moses cried unto the LORD, and he showed him a tree: and he cast it into the water, and they waxed sweet. There he made them an ordinance and a law, and there he tempted them,

Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Water

John 7:38-39

He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'" This spake he of the spirit, which they that believed on him should receive. For the holy ghost was not yet there, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.

Water » -of feet -of hands » For drinking

Daniel 1:12

"O prove but ten days with thy servants, and let us have pottage to eat, and water to drink:

Judges 15:19

But God brake a great tooth that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout. And when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he was refreshed, wherefore the name thereof was called the Well of the Caller-on, which is in Lehi unto this day.

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a bottle with water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulders with the lad also, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered up and down in the wilderness of Beersheba.

John 2:7

And Jesus said unto them, "Fill the water pots with water." And they filled them up to the hard brim.

Water » Select reading psalm 51 ps 51 » Ceremonial

Exodus 40:12

"Then bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of witness, and wash them with water.

Leviticus 16:26

And let him that carried forth the scapegoat wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water, and then come into the host again.

Hebrews 9:10

with meats only and drinks, and divers washings, and justifyings of the flesh, which were ordained until the time of reformation.

Exodus 30:20

when they go into the tabernacle of witness, or when they go unto the altar to minister and to burn the LORD's offering, lest they die.

Leviticus 14:8

"And he that is cleansed shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, and then he is clean. And after that he shall come into the host, but shall tarry without his tent seven days.

Water » Select reading psalm 51 ps 51 » Washing ceremonial

Leviticus 16:28

And let him that burneth them, wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water, and then come into the host again.

2 Chronicles 4:6

And he made ten lavers: and put five on the right hand and five on the left, to wash with all. And in them they thrust the flesh of the burnt offerings. But the sea was for the priests to wash in.

Leviticus 14:8

"And he that is cleansed shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, and then he is clean. And after that he shall come into the host, but shall tarry without his tent seven days.

Leviticus 6:27

No man shall touch the flesh thereof, save he that is hallowed. And if any raiment be sprinkled therewith, it shall be washed in a holy place,

Leviticus 13:54

then let the priest command then to wash the thing wherein the plague is, and let him shut it up seven days more.

More verses: Numbers 31:24

Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » General references to

Jeremiah 17:13

Thou art the comfort of Israel. All that forsake thee, shall be ashamed. And they that depart from thee shall be written in the earth. For they have lost the LORD that is the fountain of the water of life.

Song of Songs 4:15

Thou art a well of gardens, a well of living waters, which run down from Lebanon.

Water » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit

Isaiah 41:17

When the thirsty and poor seek water, and find none, and when their tongue is dry of thirst: I give it them, sayeth the LORD. I, the God of Israel, forsake them not.

John 7:38-39

He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'" This spake he of the spirit, which they that believed on him should receive. For the holy ghost was not yet there, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.

Water » Was used by jews » As their principal beverage

1 Kings 18:4

insomuch that when Jezebel destroyed the Prophets of the LORD, he took a hundred of the Prophets and hid them, fifty in one cave and fifty in another, and provided bread and water for them.

Hosea 2:5

Their mother hath broken her wedlock, and she that bare them, is come to confusion. For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, that give me my water and my bread, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.'

1 Kings 13:19

And so the other went again with him and ate bread in his house and drank water.

Genesis 24:43

behold, I stand by this well of water, and when a virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her 'give me a little water of thy pitcher to drink,'

Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of severe affliction

Psalm 69:1

{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, of David} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in, even unto my soul.

Isaiah 30:20

And though the LORD giveth you the bread of adversity, and the water of trouble, thine instructor flyeth not far from thee; if thine eyes look unto thine instructor,

Psalm 66:12

Thou hast suffered men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, and thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

Water » Figurative » Water of salvation

John 4:10

Jesus answered and said unto her, "If thou knowest the gift of God, and who it is, that sayeth to thee, 'Give me drink': thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee water of life."

More verses: Isaiah 12:3

Water » The want of, considered a great calamity

Numbers 20:2

Moreover, there was no water for the multitude, wherefore they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

Exodus 17:1-3

And all the company of the children of Israel went on their journeys from the wilderness of Sin at the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: where was no water for the people to drink. And the people chode with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." And Moses said unto them, "Why chide ye with me, and wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?" There the people thirsted for water, and murmured against Moses and said, "Wherefore hast thou brought us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?"

2 Kings 3:9-10

And the king of Israel took his journey with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. And when they had compassed the way seven days, there was no water for the host nor for the cattle that they had with them. Then said the king of Israel, "Alas, the LORD hath called together these three kings to deliver them into the hands of the Moabites."

Water » Carried in vessels

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a bottle with water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulders with the lad also, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered up and down in the wilderness of Beersheba.

1 Samuel 26:11

but the LORD keep me from laying mine hand upon the LORD's anointed. Now then take a fellowship the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go."

Mark 14:13

And he sent forth two of his disciples, and said unto them, "Go ye into the city, and there shall a man meet you bearing a pitcher of water. Follow him.

Water » Was used by jews » For legal purification

Exodus 29:4

And bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of witness, and wash them with water,

Hebrews 9:19

For when all the commandments were read of Moses unto all the people, he took the blood of calves, and of goats, with water and purple wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

Hebrews 9:10

with meats only and drinks, and divers washings, and justifyings of the flesh, which were ordained until the time of reformation.

Water » Symbolical

Isaiah 8:7

Behold, the Lord shall bring mighty and great floods of water upon them: namely, the king of the Assyrians with all his power. Which shall pour out his furiousness upon every man, and run over all their banks.

Revelation 8:11

and the name of the star is called wormwood. And the third part was turned to wormwood. And many men died of the waters because they were made bitter.

Revelation 12:15

And the dragon cast out of his mouth water after the woman, as it had been a river, because she should have been caught of the flood.

Revelation 16:4

And the third angel shed out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters, and they turned to blood.

Revelation 17:1

And there came one of the seven angels, which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, "Come, I will show thee the judgment of the great whore, that sitteth upon many waters,

More verses: Revelation 17:15

Water » Figurative » Water of affliction

Psalm 69:1

{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, of David} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in, even unto my soul.

Isaiah 30:20

And though the LORD giveth you the bread of adversity, and the water of trouble, thine instructor flyeth not far from thee; if thine eyes look unto thine instructor,

Water » Illustrative » (many,) of different nations and people

Revelation 17:1

And there came one of the seven angels, which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, "Come, I will show thee the judgment of the great whore, that sitteth upon many waters,

Revelation 17:15

And he said unto me, "The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are people, and folk, and nations, and tongues.

Water » Figurative » water of Life

John 7:37-39

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'" This spake he of the spirit, which they that believed on him should receive. For the holy ghost was not yet there, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.

Water » Drops from the clouds in rain

Deuteronomy 11:11

but the land whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys and drinketh water of the rain of heaven,

2 Samuel 21:10

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it under her upon the rock, even from the beginning of harvest until rain dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to fall on them by day nor beasts of the field by night.

Water » Miracles connected with » Healing powers communicated to

John 5:4

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool and troubled the water. Whosoever then first after the stirring of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

John 9:7

and said unto him, "Go wash thee in the pool of Siloam" - which by interpretation, signifieth Sent. He went his way and washed, and came again seeing.

2 Kings 5:14

Then he went down and washed seven times in Jordan, as the man of God bade, and his flesh changed, like unto the flesh of a little boy, and he was clean.

Water » Collected in » Fountains

1 Kings 18:5

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."

2 Chronicles 32:3

he took counsel with his captains and men of might, to stop the water of the fountains that were without the city - and they were content to help him.

Water » Described as » Cleansing

Water » Rises in vapor to the clouds

Psalm 104:8

Then are the hills seen aloft, and the valleys beneath - in their place which thou hast appointed for them.

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All floods run into the sea, and yet the sea is not filled: for look, unto what place the waters run, thence they come again.

Water » Collected in » Brooks

1 Kings 18:5

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."

2 Samuel 17:20

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.

Water » Collected in » Pools

1 Kings 22:38

And while they washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria, the dogs licked up his blood, and harlots washed him according to the word of the LORD which he spake.

Nehemiah 2:14

And I went over unto the well port, and to the king's conduit; and there was no room for my beast, that it could go under me.

Water » The world and its inhabitants once destroyed by

Genesis 7:20-23

even fifteen cubits high prevailed the waters, so that the hills were covered. And all flesh that moved on the earth, both birds, cattle and beasts, perished; with all that crept on the earth, and all men: so that all that had the breath of life in the nostrils of it, throughout all that was on dry land, died. read more.
Thus was destroyed all that was upon the earth; both man, beasts, worms and fowls of the air, so that they were destroyed from the earth: save Noah was reserved only and they that were with him in the ark.

Water » Necessary to the comfort and happiness of man

Isaiah 41:17

When the thirsty and poor seek water, and find none, and when their tongue is dry of thirst: I give it them, sayeth the LORD. I, the God of Israel, forsake them not.

Water » Was used by jews » For washing the person

Genesis 24:32

And then the man came in to the house: and he unbridled the camels: and brought litter and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and their feet that were with him,

Water » The world not to be again destroyed by

Genesis 9:8-15

Furthermore, God spake unto Noah and to his sons with him saying, "See, I make my covenant with you and your seed after you, and with all living things that is with you: both fowl and cattle, and all manner beast of the earth that is with you, of all that cometh out of the ark, whatsoever beast of the earth it be. read more.
I make my covenant with you, that henceforth all flesh shall not be destroyed with the waters of any flood, and that henceforth there shall not be a flood to destroy the earth." And God said, "This is the token of my covenant which I make between me and you, and between all living thing, that is with you forever: I will set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant made between me and the earth; so that when I bring in clouds upon the earth, the bow shall appear in the clouds. And then will I think upon my covenant which I have made between me and you, and all that liveth, whatsoever flesh it be. So that henceforth there shall be no more waters to make a flood to destroy all flesh.

Water » Miracles connected with » Brought from the rock

Numbers 20:11

And Moses lift up his hand with his staff and smote the rock two times, and the water came out abundantly, and the multitude drank and their beasts also.

Exodus 17:6

Behold, I will stand there before thee upon a rock in Horeb: and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out thereof, that the people may drink." And Moses did even so before the elders of Israel.

Water » Illustrative » (covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the knowledge of God

Isaiah 11:9

No man shall do evil to another, no man shall destroy another, in all the hill of my Sanctuary. For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, even as though the water of the sea flowed over the earth.

Water » Described as » Fluid

Proverbs 30:4

Who hath climbed up into heaven? Who hath come down from thence? Who hath holden the wind fast in his hand? Who hath comprehended the waters in a garment? Who hath set all the ends of the world? What is his name, or his son's name? Canst thou tell?

Psalm 78:16

He brought waters out of the stony rock, so that it gushed out like the rivers.

Water » Frequently brackish and unfit for use

Exodus 15:23

At the last they came to Marah: but they could not drink of the waters for bitterness, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of the place was called Marah.

2 Kings 2:19

Then the men of Jericho said to Elisha, "Behold, the city standeth pleasantly as my lord seeth, but the water is nought and the ground barren."

Water » Congealed by cold

Job 38:29

Out of whose womb came the ice? Who hath gendered the coldness of the air?

Psalm 147:16-17

He giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels. Who is able to abide his frost?

Water » Collected in » Rivers

Isaiah 8:7

Behold, the Lord shall bring mighty and great floods of water upon them: namely, the king of the Assyrians with all his power. Which shall pour out his furiousness upon every man, and run over all their banks.

Jeremiah 2:18

And what hast thou now to do in the street of Egypt? To drink foul water? Either, what makest thou in the way to Assyria? To drink water of the flood?

Water » Collected in » Ponds

Exodus 7:19

And the LORD spake unto Moses, "Say unto Aaron, 'Take thy staff and stretch out thine hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, rivers, ponds and all pools of water, that they may be blood, and that there may be blood in all the land of Egypt: both in vessels of wood and also of stone.'"

Isaiah 19:10

For their open works shall be even destroyed, and all they that make pounds and slues for fish shall come to naught.

Water » The jordan river

2 Kings 2:14

and took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the water and said, "Where is the LORD God of Elijah? Where is he?" And when he had smitten the water it divided part this way and part that way, and Elisha went over.

2 Kings 2:6-8

And Elijah said to him, "Tarry, I pray thee, here: for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan." But he said, "As surely as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee." And so they went both of them together. And fifty men of the sons of the Prophets went and stood in sight afar off, as they two stood by Jordan. And then Elijah took his mantle and wrapped it together and smote the water, and it divided itself, part the one way and part the other, and they two went over on the dry land.

Joshua 3:14-17

And when the people were departed from their tents to go over Jordan - the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people - as soon as they that bare the ark came unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water - Jordan being full over all his banks all the time of harvest - the water that came down from above did stop; and stood upon a heap, a great way from Adam, a city beside Zarethan. And the water that went down vanished into the sea of the wilderness called the salt sea as soon as it was divided: and the people went right over against Jericho. read more.
And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood still upon dry land, until all the people were clean over Jordan.

Water » Miracles connected with » Turned into blood

Exodus 7:20

And Moses and Aaron did even as the LORD commanded. And he lift up the staff and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and all the water that was in the river, turned into blood.

Exodus 7:17

Wherefore, thus sayeth the LORD: hereby thou shalt know that I am the LORD. Behold, I will smite with the staff that is in mine hand upon the waters that are in the river, and they shall turn to blood.

Water » Illustrative » (its weakness,) of faintness and cowardice

Joshua 7:5

And the men of Ai smote of them upon a thirty and six men, and chased them before the gates even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down. And the hearts of the people were discouraged and melted like water.

Ezekiel 7:17

All hands shall be let down, and all knees shall be weak as the water;

Water » Illustrative » Of hostile armies

Isaiah 8:7

Behold, the Lord shall bring mighty and great floods of water upon them: namely, the king of the Assyrians with all his power. Which shall pour out his furiousness upon every man, and run over all their banks.

Isaiah 17:13

Even like many waters shall the people rage: God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and vanish away like the dust with the wind upon a hill, and as the whirlwind through a storm.

Water » Collected in » Streams

Isaiah 35:6

Then shall the lame man leap as a hart and the dumb man's tongue shall give thanks. In the wilderness also, there shall wells spring, and floods of water in the desert.

Psalm 78:16

He brought waters out of the stony rock, so that it gushed out like the rivers.

Water » Described as » Refreshing

Job 22:7

To such as were weary, hast thou given no water to drink, and thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry.

Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » Issuing from God's house

Joel 3:18

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.

Ezekiel 47:1

After this he brought me again before the door of the house: and behold, there gushed out waters from under the posts of the house eastward - for the house stood toward the east - that ran down upon the right side of the house, which lieth to the altar southward.

Water » Collected in » The clouds

Genesis 1:7

Then God made the firmament, and parted the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters that were above the firmament: And it was so.

Job 26:8-9

He bindeth the water in his clouds, and the cloud is not broken under them. He holdeth back his stool, that it can not be seen, and spreadeth his clouds before it.

Water » Illustrative » (rapidly flowing away,) of the career of the wicked

Psalm 58:7

Let them fall away like water that runneth a pace; and when they shoot their arrows, let them be rooted out.

Job 24:18

"The ungodly is very swift: O that his portion also upon earth were swifter than the running water, which suffereth not the shipman to behold the fair and pleasant vineyards.

Water » Miraculously supplied » To the israelites

Exodus 17:1

And all the company of the children of Israel went on their journeys from the wilderness of Sin at the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: where was no water for the people to drink.

Numbers 20:11

And Moses lift up his hand with his staff and smote the rock two times, and the water came out abundantly, and the multitude drank and their beasts also.

Exodus 17:6

Behold, I will stand there before thee upon a rock in Horeb: and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out thereof, that the people may drink." And Moses did even so before the elders of Israel.

Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » Makes life fruitful

Revelation 22:1-2

And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the seat of God and of the lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river was there wood of life; which bare twelve manner of fruits, and gave fruit every month: and the leaves of the wood served to heal the people withal.

Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » Universal call to partake of

Water » Miracles connected with » Our lord, &c walking on

Matthew 14:26-29

and when his disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is some spirit," and cried out for fear. And straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, "Be of good cheer, it is I, be not afraid." Peter answered him, and said, "Master, if thou be he, bid me come unto thee on the water." read more.
And he said, "Come." And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

Water » In times of scarcity, sold at an enormous price

Lamentations 5:4

We are fain to drink our own water for money, and our own wood must we buy with money.

Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » The supply inexhaustible

Water » Miracles connected with » Divided and made to stand on heap

Exodus 14:21-22

When now Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, the LORD carried away the sea with a strong east wind that blew all night, and made the sea dry land and the water divided itself. And the children of Israel went in through the midst of the sea upon the dry ground. And the water was a wall unto them, both on their right hand and on their left hand.

Water » Miracles connected with » Trenches filled with

2 Kings 3:17-22

For thus sayeth the LORD, 'Ye shall see neither wind nor rain, and yet this brook shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, and your beasts and your cattle also.' And this is yet but a small thing in the sight of the LORD: But he will give the Moabites into your hands also. And ye shall destroy all strong towns and all goodly cities, and shall fall all pleasant trees and stop all the wells of water, and mar all good plots of ground with stones." read more.
And in the morning, about offering time, there came such a water that way from Edom that the country was filled with water. And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come to fight against them, they gathered together, from the youngest that was able to put on harness and so upward, and waited in the borders. And they being up early in the morning, the sun arose and shone upon the water. And when the Moabites saw the water afar off, as red as blood,

Water » God originally » Created fowls and fishes, &c from

Genesis 1:20-21

And God said, "Let the water bring forth creatures that move and have life, and fowls for to fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven." And God created great whales and all manner of creatures that live and move, which the waters brought forth in their kinds, and all manner of feathered fowls in their kinds. And God saw that it was good:

Water » Illustrative » (noise of many,) of the word of Christ

Revelation 1:15

and his feet like unto brass, as though they burnt in a furnace: and his voice as the sound of many waters.

Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » Unaffected by time and season

Zechariah 14:8

In that time shall there waters of life run out from Jerusalem: the half part of them toward the east sea, and the other half toward the utmost sea, and shall continue both summer and winter.

Water » Illustrative » (difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention

Proverbs 17:14

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

Water » Illustrative » (many,) of a variety of afflictions

Water » Illustrative » (spilled on the ground,) of death

2 Samuel 14:14

For we must needs die, and perish as water spilt on the ground which cannot be gathered up again: and God will not take away the life, but find the means that the banished be not utterly expelled from him.

Water » Collected in » the Sea

Genesis 1:9-10

And God said, "Let the waters that are under heaven gather themselves unto one place, that the dry land may appear." And it came so to pass. And God called the dry land "the earth" and the gathering together of waters called he "the sea." And God saw that it was good.

Water » For cleansing » Carrier

1 Samuel 9:11

And as they were going up into the city, they met with damsels that came out to draw water, and said unto them, "Is there here a Seer?"

Water » Miracles connected with » Consumed by fire from heaven

1 Kings 18:38

And there fell fire from the LORD and consumed the sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the gutter.

Water » Miracles connected with » Iron made to swim in

2 Kings 6:5-6

And as one was heaving of a beam, the axe head fell into the water. And he cried out and said, "Alas, master, for it was lent me." And the man of God said, "Where fell it?" And he showed him the place. And he cut a stick and cast it in thither, and made the axe head swim.

Water » God originally » Created the firmament to divide

Genesis 1:6-7

And God said, "Let there be a firmament between the waters, and let it divide the waters asunder." Then God made the firmament, and parted the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters that were above the firmament: And it was so.

Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of the words of the wise of the wise

Proverbs 18:4

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; and the well of wisdom is like a full stream.

Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of counsel in the heart

Proverbs 20:5

Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.

Water » Illustrative » Of persecutors

Psalm 124:4-5

Yea, the waters had drowned us, the stream had gone over our soul. The deep waters of the proud had gone even unto our soul.

Water » Described as » Reflecting images

Water » Collected in » Wells

Genesis 21:19

And God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.

Water » Artificial mode of conveying, into large cities

2 Kings 20:20

The remnant of the deeds of Hezekiah and all his power, and how he made a pool and a conduit and brought the water into the city, are written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.

Water » Necessary to vegetation

Genesis 2:5-6

and all the shrubs of the field before they were in the earth. And all the herbs of the field before they sprang: for the LORD God had yet sent no rain upon the earth, neither was there yet any man to till the earth. But there arose a mist out of the ground and watered all the face of the earth.

Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » Satisfies the deepest needs

John 7:37-38

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'"

Water » Miracles connected with » Brought from the jaw-bone of an ass

Judges 15:19

But God brake a great tooth that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout. And when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he was refreshed, wherefore the name thereof was called the Well of the Caller-on, which is in Lehi unto this day.

Water » Illustrative » (pouring, out of buckets,) of a numerous progeny

Numbers 24:7

The water shall flow out of his bucket and his seed shall be many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag; and his kingdom shall be exalted.

Water » Illustrative » (its instability,) of a wavering disposition

Genesis 49:4

As unstable as water wast thou: thou shalt therefore not be the chiefest, for thou wentest up upon thy father's bed, and then defiledest thou my couch with going up.

Water » Described as » Unstable

Genesis 49:4

As unstable as water wast thou: thou shalt therefore not be the chiefest, for thou wentest up upon thy father's bed, and then defiledest thou my couch with going up.

Water » Collected in » Springs

Joshua 15:19

And she said, "Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a southward and dry land: give me also springs of water." Then he gave her springs of water, both above and beneath.

Water » Described as » Penetrating

Psalm 109:18

He clothed himself with cursing like as with a raiment: yea it went into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

Water » Miraculously supplied » To jehoshaphat's army

2 Kings 3:16-20

And he said, "Thus biddeth the LORD, 'Make this brook full of ditches.' For thus sayeth the LORD, 'Ye shall see neither wind nor rain, and yet this brook shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, and your beasts and your cattle also.' And this is yet but a small thing in the sight of the LORD: But he will give the Moabites into your hands also. read more.
And ye shall destroy all strong towns and all goodly cities, and shall fall all pleasant trees and stop all the wells of water, and mar all good plots of ground with stones." And in the morning, about offering time, there came such a water that way from Edom that the country was filled with water.

Water » Was used by jews » For culinary purposes

Exodus 12:9

See that ye eat not thereof sodden in water, but roast with fire: both head, feet, and purtenance together.

Water » God originally » Collected into one place

Genesis 1:9

And God said, "Let the waters that are under heaven gather themselves unto one place, that the dry land may appear." And it came so to pass.

Water » Illustrative » (poured out,) of faintness by terror

Psalm 22:14

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart also in the midst of my body is even like melting wax.

Water » Illustrative » Of persecutions

Psalm 88:17

They came round about me daily like water, and compassed me together on every side.

Water » Purified by elisha

2 Kings 2:19-22

Then the men of Jericho said to Elisha, "Behold, the city standeth pleasantly as my lord seeth, but the water is nought and the ground barren." And he said, "Bring me a new cruse and put salt therein." And they brought it to him. And he went unto the spring of the water and cast the salt in thither, and said, "Thus sayeth the LORD, 'I heal this water, there shall not come henceforth either death or barrenness.'" read more.
And the water was healthsome ever after according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

Water » Red sea divided

Exodus 14:21-22

When now Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, the LORD carried away the sea with a strong east wind that blew all night, and made the sea dry land and the water divided itself. And the children of Israel went in through the midst of the sea upon the dry ground. And the water was a wall unto them, both on their right hand and on their left hand.

Water » One of the elements of the world

Water » Miracles connected with » Turned into wine

John 2:7-9

And Jesus said unto them, "Fill the water pots with water." And they filled them up to the hard brim. And he said unto them, "Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast." And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was turned unto wine, and knew not whence it was - But the ministers which drew the water knew - He called the bridegroom,

Water » Illustrative » (still,) of the ordinances of the gospel

Water » Illustrative » (poured out,) of the wrath of God

Hosea 5:10

Yet are the princes of Judah become like them, that remove the landmarks: therefore will I pour out my wrath upon them like water.

Water » Illustrative » Of the support of God

Isaiah 8:6

"Forasmuch as the people refuseth the still-running water of Siloam, and put their delight in Rezin and Remaliah's son:

Water » Vision of, by ezekiel

Ezekiel 47:1-5

After this he brought me again before the door of the house: and behold, there gushed out waters from under the posts of the house eastward - for the house stood toward the east - that ran down upon the right side of the house, which lieth to the altar southward. Then carried he me out to the north door, and brought me forth there, roundabout by the utmost door that turneth eastward. Behold, there came forth the water upon the right side. Now when the man that had the measuring rod in his hand went unto the east door, he measured a thousand cubits, and then he brought me through the water, even to the ankles: read more.
so he measured yet a thousand, and brought me through the water again unto the knees: yet measured he a thousand, and brought me through the waters unto the loins. After this he measured a thousand again, then was it such a river, that I might not wade through it: The water was so deep, that it was needful to have swimmed, for it might not be waded over.

Water » Changed to wine

John 2:1-11

And the third day, was there a marriage in Cana, a city of Galilee. And Jesus' mother was there. And Jesus was called also, and his disciples, unto the marriage. And when the wine failed, Jesus' mother said unto him, "They have no wine." read more.
Jesus said unto her, "Woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come." His mother said unto the ministers, "Whatsoever he sayeth unto you, do it." And there were standing there, six waterpots of stone after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. And Jesus said unto them, "Fill the water pots with water." And they filled them up to the hard brim. And he said unto them, "Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast." And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was turned unto wine, and knew not whence it was - But the ministers which drew the water knew - He called the bridegroom, and said unto him, "All men at the beginning set forth good wine; And when men be drunk, then that which is worse: But thou hast kept back the good wine until now." This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and showed his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

Water » Of separation

Numbers 19:2-22

"This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commandeth, saying, 'Speak unto the children of Israel and let them take thee a red cow without spot wherein is no blemish, and which never bare yoke upon her. And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, and he shall bring her without the host and cause her to be slain before him. And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood upon his finger, and sprinkle it straight toward the tabernacle of witness seven times. read more.
And he shall cause the cow to be burnt in his sight: both skin, flesh and blood, with the dung also. And let the priest take cypress wood, and Hyssop and purple cloth, and cast it upon the cow as she burneth. And let the priest wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water, and then come into the host, and the priest shall be unclean unto the evening. And he that burneth her, shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his flesh also in water, and be unclean until evening. And one that is clean, shall go and take up the ashes of the cow, and put them without the host in a clean place, where they shall be kept to make sprinkling water for the multitude of the children of Israel: for it is a sin offering. And let him that gathereth the ashes of the cow, wash his clothes, and remain unclean until evening. And this shall be unto the children of Israel and unto the stranger that dwelleth among them, a manner forever. "'He that toucheth any dead person, shall be unclean seven days. And he shall purify himself with the ashes the third day and then he shall be clean the seventh day. And if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day, he shall not be clean. Whosoever toucheth any person that dieth and sprinkleth not himself, defileth the dwelling of the LORD: and therefore that soul shall be rooted out of Israel, because he hath not sprinkled the sprinkling water upon him, he shall be unclean, and his uncleanness shall remain upon him. This is the law of the man that dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. And all the vessels that be open which have no lid nor covering upon them, are unclean. And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the fields, or a dead person, or a bone of a dead man, or a grave: shall be unclean seven days. And they shall take for an unclean person, of the burnt ashes of the sin offering, and put running water thereto into a vessel. And a clean person shall take Hyssop and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent and upon all the vessels and on the souls that were there, and upon him that touched a bone or a slain person or a dead body or a grave. And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean the third day and the seventh day. And the seventh day he shall purify himself and wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at evening. "'If any be unclean and sprinkle not himself, the same soul shall be destroyed from among the congregation: for he hath defiled the holy place of the LORD. And he that sprinkleth the sprinkling water, shall wash his clothes. And he that toucheth the sprinkling water, shall be unclean until even. And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth, shall be unclean. And the soul that touched it, shall be unclean until the evening.'"

Water » Creation of

Psalm 148:4-5

Praise him, all ye heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he spoke the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » Christ the source of

John 4:10

Jesus answered and said unto her, "If thou knowest the gift of God, and who it is, that sayeth to thee, 'Give me drink': thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee water of life."

Water » Described as » Wearing the hardest substances

Job 14:19

the waters pierce through the very stones by little and little, the floods wash away the gravel and the earth. Even so destroyest thou the hope of man in like manner.

Water » City waterworks

2 Kings 20:20

The remnant of the deeds of Hezekiah and all his power, and how he made a pool and a conduit and brought the water into the city, are written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.

Water » Turned into blood

Revelation 16:3-5

And the second angel shed out his vial upon the sea, and it turned as it were into the blood of a dead man, and every living thing died in the sea. And the third angel shed out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters, and they turned to blood. And I heard an angel say, "Lord which art and wast, thou art righteous and holy, because thou hast given such judgments,

Water » Miraculously supplied » To samson

Judges 15:19

But God brake a great tooth that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout. And when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he was refreshed, wherefore the name thereof was called the Well of the Caller-on, which is in Lehi unto this day.

Water » Daily allowance of

Ezekiel 4:11

Thou shalt drink also a certain measure of water: Namely, the sixth part of a Hin shalt thou drink daily from the beginning to the end.

Water » Jesus walks upon

Matthew 14:25

In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came unto them, walking on the sea:

Water » Kept for purification in large waterpots

John 2:6

And there were standing there, six waterpots of stone after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

Water » Some plants particularly require

Job 8:11

May a rush be green without moisture, or may the grass grow without water?

Water » Figurative » Domestic love

Water » Libation of

1 Samuel 7:6

And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water and poured it out before the LORD and fasted the same day, and said there, "We have sinned against the LORD." And Samuel judged the causes of the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

Water » Covered the whole earth

Genesis 1:9

And God said, "Let the waters that are under heaven gather themselves unto one place, that the dry land may appear." And it came so to pass.

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Bad Water

James 3:11

Doth a fountain send forth at one place sweet water, and bitter also?

Division Of Waters

Genesis 1:6-7

And God said, "Let there be a firmament between the waters, and let it divide the waters asunder."

God Providing Water

Exodus 17:6

Behold, I will stand there before thee upon a rock in Horeb: and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out thereof, that the people may drink." And Moses did even so before the elders of Israel.

Like Water

Psalm 109:18

He clothed himself with cursing like as with a raiment: yea it went into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

No Water For People

Genesis 21:15

When the water was spent that was in the bottle, she cast the lad under a bush

Running Water From God

Revelation 22:1

And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the seat of God and of the lamb.

Seeking Water

Psalm 63:1

{A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee, in a barren and dry land where no water is.

Spring Of Water

Zechariah 14:8

In that time shall there waters of life run out from Jerusalem: the half part of them toward the east sea, and the other half toward the utmost sea, and shall continue both summer and winter.

Sprinkling Water

Numbers 19:13

Whosoever toucheth any person that dieth and sprinkleth not himself, defileth the dwelling of the LORD: and therefore that soul shall be rooted out of Israel, because he hath not sprinkled the sprinkling water upon him, he shall be unclean, and his uncleanness shall remain upon him.

The Holy Spirit Described As Water

John 7:37-39

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.

The Water Of Life

John 7:38-39

He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'"

Walking On Water

Matthew 14:25-26

In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came unto them, walking on the sea:

Water Channel

2 Samuel 5:8

Then said David the same day, "Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and getteth up to the gutters of the houses: smite the lame and the blind that hate David's soul." Wherefore they said, "The blind and the lame shall not come into the house."

Water Containers

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a bottle with water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulders with the lad also, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered up and down in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Water Irrigation

Ecclesiastes 2:6

I made pools of water, to water the green and fruitful trees withal.

Waters Divided

Exodus 32:20

And the took the calf which they had made and burned it with fire, and stamped it unto powder and strowed it in the water, and made the children of Israel drink.

Waters Dividing

Genesis 1:7

Then God made the firmament, and parted the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters that were above the firmament: And it was so.

Waters Drying Up

Isaiah 19:5

The water of the sea shall be drawn out, the Nile shall sink away, and be drunk up.

Waters Of Affliction

Isaiah 30:20

And though the LORD giveth you the bread of adversity, and the water of trouble, thine instructor flyeth not far from thee; if thine eyes look unto thine instructor,

Waters Subsiding

Genesis 8:1

And God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to blow upon the earth, and the waters ceased;

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