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- "Then I will giveª° you rainª in due season,ª and the landª shall yieldª° her increase,ª and the treesª of the fieldª shall yieldª° their fruit.ª" {Lev 26:4} + "That I will giveª° [you] the rainª of your landª in his due season,ª the first rainª and the latter rain,ª that thou mayest gather²° in¹ thy corn,ª and thy wine,ª and thine oil.ª" {Deu 11:14} + "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 it came to pass¹ [after] manyª days,ª that the wordª of the LORDª came¹ to¹ Elijahª in the thirdª year,ª saying,ª° Go,²°¹ shew²° thyself¹ unto¹ Ahab;ª and I will sendª° rainª uponª¹ the earth.ª" {1Kg 18:1} + "Who givethª° rainª uponª¹ the earth,ª and sendethª° watersª uponª¹ the fields:ª" {Job 5:10} + "For¹ he saithª° to the snow,ª Be¹ thou²° [on] the earth;ª likewise to the smallª rain,ª and to the greatª rainª of his strength.ª" {Job 37:6} + "To cause it to rainª° on¹ the earth,ª [where] no¹ manª [is; on] the wilderness,ª wherein [there is] no¹ man;ª ... Hathª the rainª a father?ª or¹ who¹ hath begottenª° the dropsª of dew?ª" {Job 38:26-28} + "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° ... Thy congregationª hath dweltª° therein: thou, O God,ª hast preparedª° of thy goodnessª for the poor.ª" {Psa 68:9-10} + "Singª° unto the LORDª with thanksgiving;ª sing praiseª° upon the harpª unto our God:ª ... Who coverethª° the heavenª with clouds,ª who preparethª° rainª for the earth,ª who maketh grassª to growª° upon the mountains.ª" {Psa 147:7-8} + "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} + "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} + "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} + "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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