King James Version
Psalms 107:33 in the King James Version says “He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 107 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;”
Psalms 107:33 · KJV
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. barrenness: Heb. saltiness
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings .
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He turneth”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“rivers”
H5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the nile, euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
“into a wilderness”
H4057a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
a going forth, i.e., (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exit; hence, a source or product; specifically, dawn, the rising of the sun (the east), ex
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