Isaiah 55:10
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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,
2 Corinthians 9:9-11
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9 As it is written:
(A)“He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.”
10 Now [a]may He who (B)supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, [b]supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your (C)righteousness, 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, (D)which causes thanksgiving through us to God.
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Hosea 10:12
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12 Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
(A)Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He (B)comes and rains righteousness on you.
Isaiah 30:23
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23 (A)Then He will give the rain for your seed
With which you sow the ground,
And bread of the increase of the earth;
It will be [a]fat and plentiful.
In that day your cattle will feed
In large pastures.
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- Isaiah 30:23 rich
Deuteronomy 32:2
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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.
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- Deuteronomy 32:2 doctrine
Ezekiel 34:26
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26 I will make them and the places all around (A)My hill (B)a blessing; and I will (C)cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be (D)showers of blessing.
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Isaiah 61:11
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11 For as the earth brings forth its bud,
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
So the Lord God will cause (A)righteousness and (B)praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Revelation 11:6
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6 These (A)have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.
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Psalm 65:9-13
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9 You [a]visit the earth and (A)water it,
You greatly enrich it;
(B)The river of God is full of water;
You provide their grain,
For so You have prepared it.
10 You water its ridges abundantly,
You settle its furrows;
You make it soft with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.
12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,
And the little hills rejoice on every side.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks;
(C)The valleys also are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, they also sing.
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- Psalm 65:9 give attention to
Isaiah 5:6
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6 I will lay it (A)waste;
It shall not be pruned or [a]dug,
But there shall come up briers and (B)thorns.
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain on it.”
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- Isaiah 5:6 hoed
Psalm 72:6-7
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6 (A)He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.
7 In His days the righteous shall flourish,
(B)And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.
1 Samuel 23:4
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4 Then David inquired of the Lord once again.
And the Lord answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
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