- send rain:
- "And Elijahª saidª° unto them, Takeª°¹ the prophetsª of Baal;ª let not¹ oneª of them¹ escape.ª° And they tookª° them: and Elijahª brought them downª° to¹ the brookª Kishon,ª and slewª° them there.¹ ... And it came to pass¹ in the mean while,ªª that the heavenª was blackª° with cloudsª and wind,ª and there was¹ a greatª rain.ª And Ahabª rode,ª° and went²°¹ to Jezreel.ª" {1Kg 18:40-45} + "Also¹ by wateringª he weariethª° the thick cloud:ª he scatterethª° his brightª cloud:ª ... Hearkenª° unto this,¹ O Job:ª stand still,ª° and considerª° the wondrousª° works of God.ª" {Job 37:11-14} + "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} + "Neither¹ sayª° they in their heart,ª Let us now¹ fearª°¹ the LORDª our God,ª that givethª° rain,ª both the formerª and the latter,ª in his season:ª he reservethª° unto us the appointedª weeksª of the harvest.ª" {Jer 5:24} + "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" {Ezk 34:26} + "And it shall come to pass¹ in that¹ day,ª I will hear,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª I will hearª°¹ the heavens,ª and they¹ shall hearª°¹ the earth;ª ... And the earthª shall hearª°¹ the corn,ª and the wine,ª and the oil;ª and they¹ shall hearª°¹ Jezreel.ª" {Hsa 2:21-22} + "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]." {Jol 2:23} + "Askª° ye of the LORDª¹ rainª in the timeª of the latter rain;ª [so] the LORDª shall makeª° bright clouds,ª and giveª° them showersª of rain,ª to every oneª grassª in the field.ª" {Zch 10:1} + "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}
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