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OEB  ⇔ The poor who seek water where water is none,
 ⇔ the needy whose tongue is parched with thirst –
 ⇔ I, the Lord, will hear their prayer,
 ⇔ I, who am Israel’s God, will not leave them.

WEBBE  ⇔ The poor and needy seek water, and there is none.
 ⇔ Their tongue fails for thirst.
 ⇔ I, the LORD, will answer them.
 ⇔ I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none;
 ⇔ their tongues are parched from thirst.
 ⇔ I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers;
 ⇔ I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

LSV The poor and the needy are seeking water,
And there is none,
Their tongue has failed with thirst,
I, YHWH, answer them,
The God of Israel—I do not forsake them.

FBV The poor and needy search for water, but don't find any—their tongues are dry with thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to them; I, the God of Israel, won't abandon them.

T4T  ⇔ When poor and needy people need water and they have no water,
 ⇔ and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty,
 ⇔ I, Yahweh, will come and help them.
 ⇔ I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.

LEB  • are seeking water and there is none; their tongue is dried up with thirst. •  I, Yahweh, will answer them; •  I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

BBE The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.

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JPS The poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

ASV The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

DRA The needy and the poor seek for waters, and there are none: their tongue hath been dry with thirst. I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

YLT The poor and the needy are seeking water, And there is none, Their tongue with thirst hath failed, I, Jehovah do answer them, The God of Israel — I forsake them not.

Drby The afflicted and the needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue faileth for thirst: I, Jehovah, will answer them, [I], the [fn]God of Israel, will not forsake them.

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RV The poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Wbstr When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

KJB-1769 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

KJB-1611 When the poore and needie seeke water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will heare them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
   (When the poor and needie seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.)

Bshps When the thirstie and poore seeke water and finde none, and when their tongue is drye of thirst, I geue it them saith the Lorde, I the God of Israel forsake them not.
   (When the thirsty and poor seek water and find none, and when their tongue is drye of thirst, I give it them saith/says the Lord, I the God of Israel forsake them not.)

Gnva When the poore and the needy seeke water, and there is none (their tongue faileth for thirst: I the Lord will heare them: I the God of Israel will not forsake them)
   (When the poor and the needy seek water, and there is none (their tongue faileth for thirst: I the Lord will hear them: I the God of Israel will not forsake them) )

Cvdl When the thurstie and poore seke water & fynde none, & when their tunge is drie of thurst: I geue it them, saieth the LORDE. I the God of Israel forsake them not.
   (When the thurstie and poor seek water and find none, and when their tunge is dry of thurst: I give it them, saith/says the LORD. I the God of Israel forsake them not.)

Wycl Nedi men and pore seken watris, and tho ben not; the tunge of hem driede for thirst. Y the Lord schal here hem, I God of Israel schal not forsake hem.
   (Nedi men and poor seek waters, and those been not; the tunge of them driede for thirst. I the Lord shall here them, I God of Israel shall not forsake them.)

Luth Die Elenden und Armen suchen Wasser, und ist nichts da; ihre Zunge verdorret vor Durst. Aber ich, der HErr, will sie erhören; ich, der GOtt Israels, will sie nicht verlassen,
   (The Elenden and Armen suchen water, and is nothing da; their/her Zunge verdorret before/in_front_of Durst. But I, the/of_the LORD, will they/she/them erhören; I, the/of_the God Israels, will they/she/them not leave,)

ClVg Egeni et pauperes quærunt aquas, et non sunt; lingua eorum siti aruit. Ego Dominus exaudiam eos, Deus Israël, non derelinquam eos.
   (Egeni and pauperes quærunt waters, and not/no sunt; lingua their siti aruit. I Master exaudiam them, God Israel, not/no I_will_leave them. )