Topic
Fountains and Springs
45 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 7:11Torrey Come from the great deep
¶ In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
- Genesis 16:7Torrey Frequented by travellers
¶ And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
- Leviticus 11:36Torrey CONSTANTLY FLOWING — Could not be ceremonially defiled
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
- Deuteronomy 4:49Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Of Pisgah
And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
- Deuteronomy 8:7Torrey Found in hills and valleys
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
- Deuteronomy 33:28Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of a numerous posterity
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
- Joshua 15:9Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Of the waters of Nephtoah
And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:
- Joshua 15:19Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Upper and nether springs
Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
- Judges 1:15Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Upper and nether springs
And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
- 1 Samuel 29:1Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Of Jezreel
Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
- 1 Kings 18:5Torrey AFFORD — Fruitfulness to the earth
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
- 2 Chronicles 32:3Torrey Sometimes stopped or turned off to distress enemies
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.
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- 2 Chronicles 32:4 Torrey Sometimes stopped or turned off to distress enemies
- Job 38:16 Torrey Come from the great deep
- Psalms 36:9 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of God
- Psalms 74:15 Torrey Created by God
- Psalms 87:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of constant supplies of grace
- Psalms 104:10 Torrey Created by God
- Psalms 104:11 Torrey AFFORD — Drink to the beasts
- Psalms 104:12 Torrey AFFORD — Refreshment to the birds
- Psalms 107:33 Torrey Drying up of, a severe punishment
- Psalms 107:34 Torrey Drying up of, a severe punishment
- Proverbs 5:18 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of a good wife
- Proverbs 13:14 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the law of the wise
- Proverbs 14:27 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of godly fear
- Proverbs 16:22 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of spiritual wisdom
- Proverbs 18:4 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of spiritual wisdom
- Proverbs 25:26 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Troubled,) of saints led astray
- Song of Songs 4:12 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Sealed up,) of the church
- Isaiah 41:18 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the means of grace
- Isaiah 58:11 Torrey Sometimes dried up
- Jeremiah 2:13 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of God
- Jeremiah 6:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the Jews
- Jeremiah 17:13 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of God
- Hosea 13:15 Torrey Drying up of, a severe punishment
- Joel 3:18 Torrey AFFORD — Fruitfulness to the earth
- Zechariah 13:1 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of Christ
- Matthew 15:18 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Corrupt,) of the natural heart
- Matthew 15:19 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Corrupt,) of the natural heart
- John 4:14 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of eternal life
- John 7:38 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the Holy Spirit
- John 7:39 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the Holy Spirit
- James 3:11 Torrey Send forth each but one kind of water
- Revelation 14:7 Torrey God to be praised for
- Revelation 21:6 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of eternal life
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 53 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Created by God Ps 74:15; 104:10
- God to be praised for Re 14:7
- Come from the great deep Ge 7:11; Job 38:16
- Found in hills and valleys De 8:7; Ps 104:10
- Send forth each but one kind of water Jas 3:11
- AFFORD
- Frequented by travellers Ge 16:7
- Abound in Canaan De 8:7; 1Ki 18:5
- Sometimes dried up Isa 58:11
- Drying up of, a severe punishment Ps 107:33,34; Ho 13:15
- CONSTANTLY FLOWING
- Sometimes stopped or turned off to distress enemies 2Ch 32:3,4
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of God Ps 36:9; Jer 2:13; 17:13
- Of Christ Zec 13:1
- Of the Holy Spirit Joh 7:38,39
- Of constant supplies of grace Ps 87:7
- Of eternal life Joh 4:14; Re 21:6
- Of the means of grace Isa 41:18; Joe 3:18
- Of a good wife Pr 5:18
- Of a numerous posterity De 33:28
- Of spiritual wisdom Pr 16:22; 18:4
- Of the law of the wise Pr 13:14
- Of godly fear Pr 14:27
- (Sealed up,) of the church So 4:12
- (Not failing,) of the church Isa 58:11
- (Always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the Jews Jer 6:7
- (Corrupt,) of the natural heart Jas 3:11; Mt 15:18,19
- (Troubled,) of saints led astray Pr 25:26
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.