And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. (Isaiah 58:11)
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. (Jeremiah 17:8)
I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. (Hosea 13:5)
Willow trees are known to break into water pipes with their roots and thus gain access to an unlimited source of water. In the absence of water pipes they grow near rivers, willows are more tolerant of wet ground than most types of trees and consequently they are not compromised by drought. The passage in Jeremiah is almost identical to one; And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Psalm 1:3) In this case it is describing this man: But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (v. 2) We will discuss later about delighting in the Lord, but for now let us notice that he who meditates on God's word will begin to do God's works of love and mercy to those in need.
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