Psalm 107:33

He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

Cross-reference

1 Kings 17:1–7 Historical context

1 Kings 17:1-7 recounts Elijah's drought where the brook dried up — a specific instance of God turning waters to dry ground.

Isaiah 19:5-10 prophesies the Nile drying up, directly illustrating God turning rivers into wilderness.

Isaiah 42:15 uses the same imagery of God drying up rivers and pools — a direct parallel to the transformation described here.

Isaiah 44:27 echoes this exact phrase — God commands the deep to dry up, mirroring the turning of rivers to desert.

Isaiah 50:2 Parallel

Isaiah 50:2 directly states God makes rivers a desert — the same divine action as in this verse.

Jeremiah 14:3 shows nobles finding no water in cisterns — the same drought judgment as God turning rivers into desert.

Ezekiel 30:12 describes God making rivers dry as judgment on Egypt — same motif of water turned to desert.

Joel 1:20 Parallel

Joel 1:20 depicts brooks dried up causing animals to pant — a similar scene of water sources failing.

Amos 4:7 Parallel

Amos 4:7 describes God withholding rain, causing fields to wither — mirroring the turning of water sources into dry ground.

Amos 4:8 Parallel

Amos 4:8 depicts people wandering for water and not being satisfied — the same water scarcity as in the psalm's drought.

Nahum 1:4 Parallel

Nahum 1:4 says God dries up all the rivers — a direct parallel to turning rivers into desert.

2 Kings 2:21 records Elisha healing a spring — the opposite of God turning water into desert. A contrast of judgment vs. blessing.

Isaiah 32:15 promises wilderness becoming fruitful field — the reverse of the psalm's fruitful land turned to desert.

Jeremiah 51:36 says God will dry up Babylon's sea and fountain — the same divine action of drying water sources as judgment.

1 Kings 18:5 shows Ahab searching for water during drought — a narrative parallel to the dried-up waters described here.