what is the meaning of living water in the bible
In Jeremiah 2: 13 and 17: 13, the prophet describes God as "the spring of living water", who has been forsaken by his chosen people Israel. Later, the prophet Zechariah described Jerusalem as a source of "living water", "half (flowing) east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter" (Zechariah 14: 8). The Pulpit Commentary notes that the city of Jerusalem "was, as we know, abundantly supplied with water by many conduits and subterranean channels; but standing, as it does, surrounded by hills higher than itself, it is physically impossible that the waters could literally flow as stated. The description is symbolical ..."