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Joel 2:23
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Joel 2:23
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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.
Joel 2:23
King James Version
Joel 2:23
King James Version
23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
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James 5:7-8
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James 5:7-8
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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. 8 You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
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James 5:7-8
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James 5:7-8
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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) 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming(D) is near.(E)
James 5:7-8
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James 5:7-8
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7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
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Leviticus 26:4
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Leviticus 26:4
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4 I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.
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Leviticus 26:4
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Leviticus 26:4
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4 I will send you rain(A) in its season,(B) and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.(C)
Leviticus 26:4
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Leviticus 26:4
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4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
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Philippians 4:4
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Philippians 4:4
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4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
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Philippians 4:4
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Philippians 4:4
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Final Exhortations
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A)
Philippians 4:4
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Philippians 4:4
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4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
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Hosea 6:3
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Hosea 6:3
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3 Oh, that we might know the Lord!
Let us press on to know him.
He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn
or the coming of rains in early spring.”
Hosea 6:3
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Hosea 6:3
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Hosea 6:3
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Hosea 6:3
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3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
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Isaiah 12:2-6
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Isaiah 12:2-6
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2 See, God has come to save me.
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The Lord God is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.”
3 With joy you will drink deeply
from the fountain of salvation!
4 In that wonderful day you will sing:
“Thank the Lord! Praise his name!
Tell the nations what he has done.
Let them know how mighty he is!
5 Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things.
Make known his praise around the world.
6 Let all the people of Jerusalem[a] shout his praise with joy!
For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you.”
Footnotes
- 12:6 Hebrew Zion.
Isaiah 12:2-6
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Isaiah 12:2-6
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2 Surely God is my salvation;(A)
I will trust(B) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(C) is my strength(D) and my defense[a];
he has become my salvation.(E)”
3 With joy you will draw water(F)
from the wells(G) of salvation.
4 In that day(H) you will say:
“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;(I)
make known among the nations(J) what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.(K)
5 Sing(L) to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;(M)
let this be known to all the world.
6 Shout aloud and sing for joy,(N) people of Zion,
for great(O) is the Holy One of Israel(P) among you.(Q)”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 12:2 Or song
Isaiah 12:2-6
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Isaiah 12:2-6
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2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
5 Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
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Deuteronomy 11:14
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Deuteronomy 11:14
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14 then he will send the rains in their proper seasons—the early and late rains—so you can bring in your harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil.
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Deuteronomy 11:14
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Deuteronomy 11:14
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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.
Deuteronomy 11:14
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Deuteronomy 11:14
King James Version
14 That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
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Psalm 149:2
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Psalm 149:2
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2 O Israel, rejoice in your Maker.
O people of Jerusalem,[a] exult in your King.
Footnotes
- 149:2 Hebrew Zion.
Psalm 149:2
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Psalm 149:2
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Psalm 149:2
King James Version
Psalm 149:2
King James Version
2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
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Zechariah 10:1
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Zechariah 10:1
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The Lord Will Restore His People
10 Ask the Lord for rain in the spring,
for he makes the storm clouds.
And he will send showers of rain
so every field becomes a lush pasture.
Zechariah 10:1
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Zechariah 10:1
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The Lord Will Care for Judah
Zechariah 10:1
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Zechariah 10:1
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10 Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
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