Hearing God's Voice in DreamsA–Z symbolsCistern in a dream
Biblical meaning from Hearing God's Voice in Dreams by Apostle Nicholas V. Mbanjwa
What it means
Life — a cistern with a functioning wheel represents life.
A broken cistern: futility (Jeremiah 2:13). A broken cistern, or a broken water wheel at the cistern, can also warn that death is approaching: pray immediately (Ecclesiastes 12:6).
✦ When it is positive
- A working cistern = life
⚠ When it is a warning
- A broken cistern or broken water wheel at the cistern = death approaching — pray immediately
- A broken cistern = futility (Jeremiah 2:13)
How to tell the difference
Part of the Ecclesiastes 12:6 life/death symbol cluster.
Scripture
before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
Ecclesiastes 12:6 (WEB)
“For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut out cisterns for themselves: broken cisterns that can’t hold water.
Jeremiah 2:13 (WEB)