14 that [a](A)He will provide rain for your land in its season, the [b](B)early and [c]late rain, so that you may gather your grain, your new wine, and your oil.

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  1. Deuteronomy 11:14 As in some ancient versions; MT I
  2. Deuteronomy 11:14 I.e., autumn
  3. Deuteronomy 11:14 I.e., spring

14 then I will send rain(A) on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains,(B) so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil.

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10 He (A)gives rain on the earth,
And sends water on the fields,

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10 He provides rain for the earth;(A)
    he sends water on the countryside.(B)

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10 You water its furrows abundantly,
You [a]settle its ridges,
You soften it (A)with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You have crowned the year [b]with Your (B)goodness,
And Your [c]paths (C)drip with fatness.
12 (D)The pastures of the wilderness drip,
And the (E)hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.
13 The meadows are (F)clothed with flocks
And the valleys are (G)covered with grain;
They (H)shout for joy, yes, they sing.

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  1. Psalm 65:10 Or smooth
  2. Psalm 65:11 Lit of
  3. Psalm 65:11 I.e., wagon tracks

10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers(A) and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,(B)
    and your carts overflow with abundance.(C)
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;(D)
    the hills are clothed with gladness.(E)
13 The meadows are covered with flocks(F)
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;(G)
    they shout for joy and sing.(H)

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26 I will make them and the places around My hill a (A)blessing. And I will make (B)showers fall in their season; they will be showers of (C)blessing. 27 Also the tree of the field will yield its fruit and the earth will yield its produce, and they will be (D)secure on their land. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have (E)broken the bars of their yoke and have saved them from the hand of those who enslaved them. 28 They will no longer be plunder to the nations, and the animals of the earth will not devour them; but they will (F)live securely, and no one will make them afraid. 29 I will establish for them a (G)renowned planting place, and they will (H)not again be [a]victims of famine in the land, and they will not (I)endure the insults of the nations anymore. 30 Then they will know that (J)I, the Lord their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,” declares the Lord God. 31 “As for you, My (K)sheep, [b]the (L)sheep of My pasture, you are mankind, and I am your God,” declares the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 34:29 Lit those gathered
  2. Ezekiel 34:31 As in MT; LXX you are sheep of My flock, and

26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing.[a](A) I will send down showers in season;(B) there will be showers of blessing.(C) 27 The trees will yield their fruit(D) and the ground will yield its crops;(E) the people will be secure(F) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(G) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(H) 28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety,(I) and no one will make them afraid.(J) 29 I will provide for them a land renowned(K) for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine(L) in the land or bear the scorn(M) of the nations.(N) 30 Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.(O) 31 You are my sheep,(P) the sheep of my pasture,(Q) and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

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  1. Ezekiel 34:26 Or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be named in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be seen as blessed

23 So shout for joy, you (A)sons of Zion,
And (B)rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has (C)given you [a]the early rain for your vindication.
And He has brought down for you the rain,
The [b]early and [c](D)latter rain [d]as before.

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  1. Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn; or possibly the teacher for righteousness
  2. Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn
  3. Joel 2:23 I.e., spring
  4. Joel 2:23 As in ancient versions; MT in the first

23 Be glad, people of Zion,
    rejoice(A) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
    because he is faithful.(B)
He sends you abundant showers,(C)
    both autumn(D) and spring rains,(E) as before.

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