Isaiah 44:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³ I will bless the thirsty land
    by sending streams of water;
I will bless your descendants
    by giving them my Spirit.
⁴ They will spring up like grass^[a]
or like willow trees
    near flowing streams.
⁵ They will worship me
    and become my people.
They will write my name
    on the back of their hands.^[b]