- Then I:
- "The LORDª shall openª° unto thee¹ his goodª treasure,ª¹ the heavenª to giveª° the rainª unto thy landª in his season,ª and to blessª°¹ all¹ the workª of thine hand:ª and thou shalt lendª° unto manyª nations,ª and thou¹ shalt not¹ borrow.ª°" {Deu 28:12} + "And Elijahª the Tishbite,ª [who was] of the inhabitantsª¹ of Gilead,ª saidª° unto¹ Ahab,ª [As] the LORDª Godª of Israelª liveth,ª beforeª whom¹ I stand,ª° there shall not¹ be¹ dewª nor rainª these¹ years,ª but¹¹ accordingª to my word.ª" {1Kg 17:1} + "Who givethª° rainª uponª¹ the earth,ª and sendethª° watersª uponª¹ the fields:ª" {Job 5:10} + "Also¹ by wateringª he weariethª° the thick cloud:ª he scatterethª° his brightª cloud:ª ... He causeth it to come,ª° whether¹ for correction,ª or¹ for his land,ª or¹ for mercy.ª" {Job 37:11-13} + "Who¹ hath dividedª° a watercourseª for the overflowing of waters,ª or a wayª for the lightningª of thunder;ª ... Hathª the rainª a father?ª or¹ who¹ hath begottenª° the dropsª of dew?ª" {Job 38:25-28} + "Thou visitestª° the earth,ª and waterestª° it: thou greatlyª enrichestª° it with the riverª of God,ª [which] is fullª° of water:ª thou preparestª° them corn,ª when¹ thou hast so¹ providedª° for it. ... The pasturesª are clothedª° with flocks;ª the valleysª also are covered overª° with corn;ª they shout for joy,ª° they also¹ sing.ª°" {Psa 65:9-13} + "Thou, O God,ª didst sendª° a plentifulª rain,ª whereby thou¹ didst confirmª° thine inheritance,ª when it was weary.ª°" {Psa 68:9} + "He waterethª° the hillsª from his chambers:ª¹ the earthª is satisfiedª° with the fruitª¹ of thy works.ª" {Psa 104:13} + "And I will layª° it waste:ª it shall not¹ be pruned,²°¹ nor¹ digged;ª° but there shall come upª° briersª and thorns:ª I will also commandª°¹ the cloudsª that they rain²° no rainª¹¹ upon¹ it." {Isa 5:6} + "Then shall he giveª° the rainª of thy seed,ª that¹ thou shalt sowª°¹ the groundª withal; and breadª of the increaseª of the earth,ª and it shall be¹ fatª and plenteous:ª in that¹ dayª shall thy cattleª feedª° in largeª° pastures.ª" {Isa 30:23} + "Are thereª [any] among the vanitiesª of the Gentilesª that can cause rain?ª° or¹ can the heavensª giveª° showers?ª [art] not¹ thou¹ he,¹ O LORDª our God?ª therefore we will waitª° upon thee: for¹ thou¹ hast madeª°¹ all¹ these¹ [things]." {Jer 14:22} + "And I will makeª° them and the places round aboutª my hillª a blessing;ª and I will cause the showerª to come downª° in his season;ª there shall be¹ showersª of blessing.ª ... And the treeª of the fieldª shall yieldª°¹ her fruit,ª and the earthª shall yieldª° her increase,ª and they shall be¹ safeª in¹ their land,ª and shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD,ª when I have brokenª°¹ the bandsª of their yoke,ª and deliveredª° them out of the handª¹ of those that servedª° themselves of them." {Ezk 34:26-27} + "Be gladª° then, ye childrenª of Zion,ª and rejoiceª° in the LORDª your God:ª for¹ he hath givenª° you¹ the former rainª moderately,ª and he will cause to come downª° for you the rain,ª the former rain,ª and the latter rainª in the firstª [month]. ... And the floorsª shall be fullª° of wheat,ª and the fatsª shall overflowª° with wineª and oil.ª" {Jol 2:23-24} + "And also¹ I¹ have withholdenª°¹ the rainª from¹ you, when [there were] yet¹ threeª monthsª to the harvest:ª and I caused it to rainª° upon¹ oneª city,ª and caused it not to rainª°¹ upon¹ anotherª city:ª oneª pieceª was rained²° upon,¹ and the pieceª whereupon¹¹ it rainedª° not¹ withered.ª° ... So twoª [or] threeª citiesª wanderedª° unto¹ oneª city,ª to drinkª° water;ª but they were not¹ satisfied:ª° yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 4:7-8} + "Thatª ye may beª° the childrenª of yourª Fatherª whichª is inª heaven:ª forª he maketh²° his²¹ sunª to riseª° onª the evilª andª on the good,ª andª sendeth rainª° onª the justª andª on the unjust.ª" {Mtt 5:45} + "Neverthelessª² he leftª° notª himselfª without witness,ª in that he did good,ª° and gaveª° usª rainª from heaven,ª andª fruitfulª seasons,ª fillingª° ourª heartsª with foodª and²¹ gladness.ª" {Act 14:17} + "Be patientª° therefore,ª brethren,ª untoª the¹ comingª of the¹ Lord.ª Behold,ª° the¹ husbandmanª waiteth²° for¹ the¹ preciousª fruitª of the¹ earth,ª and¹ hath long patienceª° forª it,ª untilªª he receiveª° the earlyª andª latterª rain.ª" {Jms 5:7} + "Eliasª wasª° a manª subject to like passions¹ as² we¹ are,² andª he prayed²° earnestlyª¹ that it might²° notª rain:ª° andª it rainedª° notª onª the¹ earthª by the space of threeª yearsª andª sixª months.ª ... Andª he prayedª° again,ª andª the¹ heavenª gaveª° rain,ª andª the¹ earthª brought forthª° her²¹ fruit.ª" {Jms 5:17-18} + "Theseª haveª° powerª to shutª° heaven,ª that²°¹ it rain²°² not²¹¹¹ inª the daysª of their²¹ prophecy:ª andª haveª° powerª overª watersª to turnª° themª toª blood,ª andª to smiteª° the¹ earthª with allª plagues,ª as often² as²¹ they will.ª°¹" {Rev 11:6}
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