- prepareth:
- "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} + "He waterethª° the hillsª from his chambers:ª¹ the earthª is satisfiedª° with the fruitª¹ of thy works.ª ... He causeth the grassª to growª° for the cattle,ª and herbª for the serviceª of man:ª that he may bring forthª° foodª out of¹ the earth;ª" {Psa 104:13-14} + "Who givethª° rainª uponª¹ the earth,ª and sendethª° watersª uponª¹ the fields:ª" {Job 5:10} + "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} + "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} + "Ye who turnª° judgmentª to wormwood,ª and leave off²°¹ righteousnessª in the earth,ª ... [Seek him] that makethª° the seven starsª and Orion,ª and turnethª° the shadow of deathª into the morning,ª and maketh the day² darkª°¹ with night:ª that callethª° for the watersª of the sea,ª and poureth them outª° upon¹ the faceª of the earth:ª The LORDª [is] his name:ª" {Ams 5:7-8} + "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} + "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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