Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.
American Standard Version
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In Context
1Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
3For I will proclaim the name of Jehovah: Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
Cross References
Job 29:22After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.
Isaiah 55:10For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
Hosea 14:5I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Micah 5:7And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from Jehovah, as showers upon the grass, that tarry not for man, nor wait for the sons of men.
1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:2-7
The Song of Moses. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: 3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord : ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. 5 They have corrupted themselves, their… Read the whole commentary →