23 (A)And he will give (B)rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and bread, the produce of the ground, which will be rich and plenteous. (C)In that day your livestock will graze in large pastures,

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23 He will also send you rain(A) for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich(B) and plentiful.(C) In that day(D) your cattle will graze in broad meadows.(E)

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11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the Lord of hosts. 12 (A)For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, (B)and the heavens shall give their dew. (C)And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

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11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past,”(A) declares the Lord Almighty.

12 “The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit,(B) the ground will produce its crops,(C) and the heavens will drop their dew.(D) I will give all these things as an inheritance(E) to the remnant of this people.(F)

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20 (A)Happy are you who sow beside all waters,
    who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.

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20 how blessed you will be,
    sowing(A) your seed by every stream,(B)
    and letting your cattle and donkeys range free.(C)

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You visit the earth and (A)water it;[a]
    you greatly enrich it;
(B)the river of God is full of water;
    (C)you provide their grain,
    for so you have prepared it.
10 You water its furrows abundantly,
    settling its ridges,
softening it with (D)showers,
    and blessing its growth.
11 You crown the year with your bounty;
    your wagon tracks (E)overflow with abundance.
12 (F)The pastures of the wilderness overflow,
    the hills (G)gird themselves with joy,
13 (H)the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
    the valleys deck themselves with grain,
    they (I)shout and sing together for joy.

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  1. Psalm 65:9 Or and make it overflow

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)

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  1. Psalm 65:9 Or for that is how you prepare the land

for while (A)bodily training is of some value, godliness (B)is of value in every way, as (C)it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

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For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things,(A) holding promise for both the present life(B) and the life to come.(C)

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10 (A)Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby (B)put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open (C)the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

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10 Bring the whole tithe(A) into the storehouse,(B) that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates(C) of heaven and pour out(D) so much blessing(E) that there will not be room enough to store it.(F)

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The Restoration for Judah and Israel

10 Ask rain (A)from the Lord
    in the season of (B)the spring rain,
from the Lord (C)who makes the storm clouds,
    and (D)he will give them showers of rain,
    to everyone the vegetation in the field.

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The Lord Will Care for Judah

10 Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime;
    it is the Lord who sends the thunderstorms.
He gives showers of rain(A) to all people,
    and plants of the field(B) to everyone.

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“I also (A)withheld the rain from you
    when there were yet three months to the harvest;
(B)I would send rain on one city,
    and send no rain on another city;
one field would have rain,
    and the field on which it did not rain would wither;
so two or three cities (C)would wander to another city
    to drink water, and would not be satisfied;
(D)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.

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“I also withheld(A) rain from you
    when the harvest was still three months away.
I sent rain on one town,
    but withheld it from another.(B)
One field had rain;
    another had none and dried up.
People staggered from town to town for water(C)
    but did not get enough(D) to drink,
    yet you have not returned(E) to me,”
declares the Lord.(F)

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11 And the Lord will guide you continually
    and satisfy your desire in scorched places
    and make your bones strong;
and you shall be (A)like a watered garden,
    like a spring of water,
    whose waters do not fail.

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11 The Lord will guide(A) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs(B) in a sun-scorched land(C)
    and will strengthen(D) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(E)
    like a spring(F) whose waters never fail.

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12 May our sons in their youth
    be like (A)plants full grown,
our daughters like (B)corner pillars
    cut for the structure of a palace;
13 (C)may our granaries be full,
    (D)providing all kinds of produce;
may our sheep bring forth thousands
    and ten thousands in our fields;
14 may our cattle be heavy with young,
    suffering no mishap or failure in bearing;[a]
may there be no (E)cry of distress in our streets!

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  1. Psalm 144:14 Hebrew with no breaking in or going out

12 Then our sons in their youth
    will be like well-nurtured plants,(A)
and our daughters will be like pillars(B)
    carved to adorn a palace.
13 Our barns will be filled(C)
    with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
    by tens of thousands in our fields;
14     our oxen(D) will draw heavy loads.[a]
There will be no breaching of walls,(E)
    no going into captivity,
    no cry of distress in our streets.(F)

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  1. Psalm 144:14 Or our chieftains will be firmly established

13 (A)From your lofty abode you (B)water the mountains;
    the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

14 You cause (C)the grass to grow for the livestock
    and (D)plants for man to cultivate,
that he may bring forth (E)food from the earth

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13 He waters the mountains(A) from his upper chambers;(B)
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(C)
14 He makes grass grow(D) for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food(E) from the earth:

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They feast on (A)the abundance of your house,
    and you give them drink from (B)the river of (C)your delights.

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They feast on the abundance of your house;(A)
    you give them drink from your river(B) of delights.(C)

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18 Seven cows, plump and attractive, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass.

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18 when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.(A)

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