Hebrews 6:7
New Living Translation
7 When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God’s blessing.
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Hebrews 6:7
New International Version
7 Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God.
Hosea 10:12
New Living Translation
12 I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness,
and you will harvest a crop of love.
Plow up the hard ground of your hearts,
for now is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come
and shower righteousness upon you.’
Isaiah 44:3
New Living Translation
3 For I will pour out water to quench your thirst
and to irrigate your parched fields.
And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants,
and my blessing on your children.
Joel 2:21-26
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21 Don’t be afraid, O land.
Be glad now and rejoice,
for the Lord has done great things.
22 Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field,
for the wilderness pastures will soon be green.
The trees will again be filled with fruit;
fig trees and grapevines will be loaded down once more.
23 Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!
Rejoice in the Lord your God!
For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness.
Once more the autumn rains will come,
as well as the rains of spring.
24 The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain,
and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
25 The Lord says, “I will give you back what you lost
to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts,
the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts.[a]
It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.
26 Once again you will have all the food you want,
and you will praise the Lord your God,
who does these miracles for you.
Never again will my people be disgraced.
Footnotes
- 2:25 The precise identification of the four kinds of locusts mentioned here is uncertain.
Joel 2:21-26
New International Version
21 Do not be afraid,(A) land of Judah;
be glad and rejoice.(B)
Surely the Lord has done great things!(C)
22 Do not be afraid, you wild animals,
for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.(D)
The trees are bearing their fruit;
the fig tree(E) and the vine(F) yield their riches.(G)
23 Be glad, people of Zion,
rejoice(H) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
because he is faithful.(I)
He sends you abundant showers,(J)
both autumn(K) and spring rains,(L) as before.
24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
the vats will overflow(M) with new wine(N) and oil.
25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(O) have eaten(P)—
the great locust and the young locust,
the other locusts and the locust swarm[a]—
my great army(Q) that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(R)
and you will praise(S) the name of the Lord your God,
who has worked wonders(T) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(U)
Footnotes
- Joel 2:25 The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain.
Isaiah 55:10-13
New Living Translation
10 “The rain and snow come down from the heavens
and stay on the ground to water the earth.
They cause the grain to grow,
producing seed for the farmer
and bread for the hungry.
11 It is the same with my word.
I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
12 You will live in joy and peace.
The mountains and hills will burst into song,
and the trees of the field will clap their hands!
13 Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow.
Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up.
These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name;
they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.”
Isaiah 55:10-13
New International Version
10 As the rain(A) and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,(B)
so that it yields seed(C) for the sower and bread for the eater,(D)
11 so is my word(E) that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,(F)
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose(G) for which I sent it.
12 You will go out in joy(H)
and be led forth in peace;(I)
the mountains and hills
will burst into song(J) before you,
and all the trees(K) of the field
will clap their hands.(L)
13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
and instead of briers(M) the myrtle(N) will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,(O)
for an everlasting sign,
that will endure forever.”
Psalm 126:6
New Living Translation
6 They weep as they go to plant their seed,
but they sing as they return with the harvest.
Psalm 126:6
New International Version
6 Those who go out weeping,(A)
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with them.
Psalm 65:9-13
New Living Translation
9 You take care of the earth and water it,
making it rich and fertile.
The river of God has plenty of water;
it provides a bountiful harvest of grain,
for you have ordered it so.
10 You drench the plowed ground with rain,
melting the clods and leveling the ridges.
You soften the earth with showers
and bless its abundant crops.
11 You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;
even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
12 The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture,
and the hillsides blossom with joy.
13 The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep,
and the valleys are carpeted with grain.
They all shout and sing for joy!
Psalm 65:9-13
New International Version
9 You care for the land and water it;(A)
you enrich it abundantly.(B)
The streams of God are filled with water
to provide the people with grain,(C)
for so you have ordained it.[a]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers(D) and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,(E)
and your carts overflow with abundance.(F)
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;(G)
the hills are clothed with gladness.(H)
13 The meadows are covered with flocks(I)
and the valleys are mantled with grain;(J)
they shout for joy and sing.(K)
Footnotes
- Psalm 65:9 Or for that is how you prepare the land
James 5:7
New Living Translation
Patience and Endurance
7 Dear brothers and sisters,[a] be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.
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James 5:7
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Patience in Suffering
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.(A) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting(B) for the autumn and spring rains.(C)
Ezekiel 34:26
New Living Translation
26 I will bless my people and their homes around my holy hill. And in the proper season I will send the showers they need. There will be showers of blessing.
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Ezekiel 34:26
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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)
Footnotes
- 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
Psalm 104:11-13
New Living Translation
11 They provide water for all the animals,
and the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds nest beside the streams
and sing among the branches of the trees.
13 You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home,
and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.
Psalm 104:11-13
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Psalm 24:5
New Living Translation
5 They will receive the Lord’s blessing
and have a right relationship with God their savior.
Psalm 24:5
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Leviticus 25:21
New Living Translation
21 Be assured that I will send my blessing for you in the sixth year, so the land will produce a crop large enough for three years.
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Leviticus 25:21
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21 I will send you such a blessing(A) in the sixth year that the land will yield enough for three years.(B)
Malachi 3:10
New Living Translation
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!
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Malachi 3:10
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