33 He turned rivers into a desert,

flowing springs into thirsty ground,

34 and fruitful land into a salt waste,

because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

35 He turned the desert into pools of water

and the parched ground into flowing springs;

36 there he brought the hungry to live,

and they founded a city where they could settle.

37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards

that yielded a fruitful harvest;

38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,

and he did not let their herds diminish.

33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness,

And the watersprings into dry ground;

34 A fruitful land into barrenness,

For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water,

And dry ground into watersprings.

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,

That they may prepare a city for habitation;

37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards,

Which may yield fruits of increase.

38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;

And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

33 He changes rivers into deserts,

and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.

34 He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands,

because of the wickedness of those who live there.

35 But he also turns deserts into pools of water,

the dry land into springs of water.

36 He brings the hungry to settle there

and to build their cities.

37 They sow their fields, plant their vineyards,

and harvest their bumper crops.

38 How he blesses them!

They raise large families there,

and their herds of livestock increase.

33 He turns rivers into a wilderness,

And the watersprings into dry ground;

34 A fruitful land into barrenness,

For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water,

And dry land into watersprings.

36 There He makes the hungry dwell,

That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,

37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,

That they may yield a fruitful harvest.

38 He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly;

And He does not let their cattle decrease.

33 He changed rivers into a desert

and springs of water into dry ground.

34 He made fertile land salty,

because the people there did evil.

35 He changed the desert into pools of water

and dry ground into springs of water.

36 He had the hungry settle there

so they could build a city in which to live.

37 They planted seeds in the fields and vineyards,

and they had a good harvest.

38 God blessed them, and they grew in number.

Their cattle did not become fewer.

33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness,

And watersprings into a thirsty ground;

34 A fruitful land into a salt desert,

For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water,

And a dry land into watersprings.

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,

That they may prepare a city of habitation,

37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards,

And get them fruits of increase.

38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;

And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

33 He maketh rivers into a wilderness, and water-springs into dry ground; 34 A fruitful land into a plain of salt, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 35 He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs; 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation; 37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase; 38 And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

33 He changes rivers into a desert, 

springs into thirsty ground, 

34 and fertile ground into a layer of salt 

because of the wickedness of the people living there. 

35 He changes deserts into lakes 

and dry ground into springs. 

36 There he settles those who are hungry, 

and they build cities to live in. 

37 They plant in fields and vineyards 

that produce crops. 

38 He blesses them, and their numbers multiply, 

and he does not allow a shortage of cattle. 

33 He turns rivers into desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

34 and fruitful land into salty wasteland,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

35 He turns a desert into a pool of water,

dry land into springs of water.

36 He causes the hungry to settle there,

and they establish a city where they can live.

37 They sow fields and plant vineyards

that yield a fruitful harvest.

38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly;

He does not let their livestock decrease.

33 He turns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

34 a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

35 He turns a desert into pools of water,

a parched land into springs of water.

36 And there he lets the hungry live,

and they establish a town to live in;

37 they sow fields, and plant vineyards,

and get a fruitful yield.

38 By his blessing they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their cattle decrease.

33 He turns rivers into a wilderness

and springs of water into thirsty ground,

34 a fruitful land into a salty place,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

35 He turns a wilderness into a pool of water

and a dry land into springs of water.

36 And he settles the hungry there,

so that they may establish a city to inhabit,

37 and sow fields and plant vineyards,

that they may yield fruit at harvest.

38 And he blesses them and they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their cattle become few.

33 He turned rivers into a desert.

He turned flowing springs into thirsty ground.

34 He turned land that produced crops into a salty land where nothing could grow.

He did it because the people who lived there were evil.

35 He turned the desert into pools of water.

He turned the dry and cracked ground into flowing springs.

36 He brought hungry people there to live.

They built a city where they could settle down.

37 They planted fields and vineyards

that produced large crops.

38 He blessed the people, and they greatly increased their numbers.

He kept their herds from getting smaller.

33 He changes rivers into a wilderness

And springs of water into a thirsty ground;

34 A fruitful land into a salt waste,

Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

35 He changes a wilderness into a pool of water

And a dry land into springs of water;

36 And there He makes the hungry to dwell,

So that they may establish an inhabited city,

37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,

And gather a fruitful harvest.

38 Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly,

And He does not let their cattle decrease.