- Behold:
- "In whose¹ handª [is] the soulª of every¹ living thing,ª and the breathª of all¹ mankind.ªª" {Job 12:10} + "And Godª rememberedª°¹ Noah,ª and every¹ living thing,ª and all¹ the cattleª that¹ [was] with¹ him in the ark:ª and Godª made²° a windª to passª° overª the earth,ª and the watersª asswaged;ª° ... The fountainsª also of the deepª and the windowsª of heavenª were stopped,ª° and the rainª from¹ heavenª was restrained;ª°" {Gen 8:1-2} + "When heavenª is shut up,ª° and there is¹ no¹ rain,ª because¹ they have sinnedª° against thee; if they prayª° toward¹ this¹ place,ª and confessª°¹ thy name,ª and turnª° from their sin,ª¹ when¹ thou afflictestª° them: ... Then hearª° thou¹ in heaven,ª and forgiveª° the sinª of thy servants,ª and of thy peopleª Israel,ª that¹ thou teachª° them¹ the¹ goodª wayª wherein they should walk,²°¹ and giveª° rainª upon¹ thy land,ª which¹ thou hast givenª° to thy peopleª for an inheritance.ª" {1Kg 8:35-36} + "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} + "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} + "He rebukethª° the sea,ª and maketh it dry,²°¹ and drieth up²°¹ all¹ the rivers:ª Bashanª languisheth,ª° and Carmel,ª and the flowerª of Lebanonª languisheth.ª°" {Nah 1:4} + "Butª I tellª° youª ofª a truth,ª manyª widowsª wereª° inª Israelª inª the¹ daysª of Elias,ª whenª the¹ heavenª was shut upª°² threeª yearsª andª sixª months,ª whenª greatª famineª wasª° throughoutª allª the¹ land;ª" {Lke 4:25} + "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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