- as the rain:
- "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} + "For¹ as the earthª bringeth forthª° her bud,ª and as the gardenª causeth the things that are sownª in it to spring forth;ª° so¹ the Lordª GODª will cause righteousnessª and praiseª to spring forthª° before¹ all¹ the nations.ª" {Isa 61:11} + "My doctrineª shall dropª° as the rain,ª my speechª shall distilª° as the dew,ª as the small rainª upon¹ the tender herb,ª and as the showersª upon¹ the grass:ª" {Deu 32:2} + "Then Davidª enquiredª° of the LORDª yet¹ again.ª° And the LORDª answeredª° him and said,ª° Arise,ª° go downª° to Keilah;ª for¹ I¹ will deliverª°¹ the Philistinesª into thine hand.ª" {1Sm 23:4} + "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 shall come downª° like rainª upon¹ the mown² grass:¹ as showersª [that] waterª the earth.ª ... In his daysª shall the righteousª flourish;ª° and abundanceª of peaceª so long¹ as the moonª endureth.¹" {Psa 72:6-7} + "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} + "Sowª° to yourselves in righteousness,ª reapª° inª mercy;ª break upª° your fallow ground:ª for [it is] timeª to seekª°¹ the LORD,ª till¹ he comeª° and rainª° righteousnessª upon you." {Hsa 10:12} + "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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