Isaiah 43:20

The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 43:19, God announces the new thing — giving water in the wilderness, which verse 20 then describes as the reason wild beasts honor Him.

Isaiah 41:17 promises water for the needy in the desert — here God gives water in the wilderness to His chosen people, a parallel promise.

Isaiah 48:21 recalls the exodus provision of water from the rock — here a new exodus with water in the wilderness for God's people.

Isaiah 49:10 promises no thirst and springs of water for the restored people — identical theme of God leading and providing water in the wilderness.

Isaiah 32:2 Parallel

Isaiah 32:2 uses 'streams of water in a dry place', directly echoing the rivers in the desert from Isaiah 43:20.

Isaiah 35:6 Parallel

Isaiah 35:6 explicitly says 'waters break forth in the wilderness, streams in the desert' — a direct parallel to the rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 41:18 promises rivers and springs in the wilderness, reinforcing the same provision of water for God's people.

Isaiah 44:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 44:3, the same water-in-wilderness imagery expands to pouring out the Spirit on descendants, linking physical provision to spiritual blessing.

In Isaiah 11:6-10, wild animals live peacefully in the restored kingdom — here they honor God, both showing creation's transformation.

Isaiah 55:2 Related theme

Isaiah 55:2 shifts from water to spiritual satisfaction — both invite the thirsty to find true sustenance from God.

Revelation 22:17 echoes the invitation to take the water of life, extending the promise to all who thirst.

Revelation 21:6 offers the water of life freely to the thirsty, the ultimate fulfillment of God's provision.

John 7:37-39 explicitly connects Jesus' living water to OT Scripture, likely alluding to Isaiah's rivers in the desert.

John 4:14 Allusion

John 4:14 deepens the metaphor — the water becomes a spring to eternal life, fulfilling Isaiah's gift.

John 4:10 Allusion

John 4:10 reveals Jesus as the source of living water, fulfilling the OT promise of water in the wilderness.

Jeremiah 31:9 uses the same wilderness-water imagery — God leads weeping people by streams of waters to restore them.

Psalm 78:15 Parallel

Psalm 78:15 recounts God splitting rocks in the wilderness to give drink, directly paralleling the rivers in the desert.

In 2 Kings 3:17, God fills a dry streambed with water for the army — a similar promise of water in a barren place.

In Numbers 21:16, God gives water from the well at Beer — another instance of God providing water for His people in the desert.

In Numbers 20:8, Moses strikes the rock and water flows — another wilderness provision matching this promise.

Exodus 17:6 Parallel

In Exodus 17:6, God provides water from the rock at Horeb — a direct parallel to this promise of water in the wilderness.

Joel 3:18 Parallel

Joel 3:18 depicts eschatological water flowing from the temple, extending the promise of rivers in a dry land.

Job 38:26 Related theme

In Job 38:26, God sends rain on uninhabited desert — a parallel theme of bringing water to dry places, though not for His people.