Deuteronomy 32:2
New King James Version
2 Let (A)my [a]teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
(B)As raindrops on the tender herb,
And as showers on the grass.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:2 doctrine
Isaiah 55:10-11
New King James Version
10 “For (A)as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
11 (B)So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me [a]void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall (C)prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:11 empty, without fruit
Psalm 72:6
New King James Version
6 (A)He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.
Micah 5:7
New King James Version
7 Then (A)the remnant of Jacob
Shall be in the midst of many peoples,
(B)Like dew from the Lord,
Like showers on the grass,
That [a]tarry for no man
Nor [b]wait for the sons of men.
Job 29:22-23
New King James Version
22 After my words they did not speak again,
And my speech settled on them as dew.
23 They waited for me as for the rain,
And they opened their mouth wide as for (A)the spring rain.
Hosea 14:5
New King James Version
5 I will be like the (A)dew to Israel;
He shall [a]grow like the lily,
And [b]lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:5 Lit. bud or sprout
- Hosea 14:5 Lit. strike
Hebrews 6:7
New King James Version
7 For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, (A)receives blessing from God;
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1 Corinthians 3:6-8
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6 (A)I planted, (B)Apollos watered, (C)but God gave the increase. 7 So then (D)neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, (E)and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
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Zechariah 10:1
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Restoration of Judah and Israel
10 Ask (A)the Lord for (B)rain
In (C)the time of the [a]latter rain.
The Lord will make [b]flashing clouds;
He will give them showers of rain,
Grass in the field for everyone.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 10:1 Spring rain
- Zechariah 10:1 Or lightning flashes
Hosea 6:4
New King James Version
Impenitence of Israel and Judah
4 “O Ephraim, what shall I do to you?
O Judah, what shall I do to you?
For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud,
And like the early dew it goes away.
2 Samuel 23:4
New King James Version
4 And (A)he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
Like the tender grass springing out of the earth,
By clear shining after rain.’
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