Amos 4:7
And I also had indeed withholden from you the rain, when it was yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and upon another city I caused it not to rain; one piece of land was rained upon, and another piece whereupon it rained not became dried up;
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Exodus 8:22(8:18) And I will distinguish on that day the land of Goshen, in which my people abideth, so that no wild beasts shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.
Exodus 9:26Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.
Leviticus 26:18And if with these things even ye will not yet hearken unto me: then will I chastise you yet more, sevenfold for your sins.
Leviticus 26:27And if notwithstanding this ye will not hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me:
Deuteronomy 28:23And thy heavens that are over thy head shall be copper, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
1 Kings 8:35When the heavens be shut up, and there be no rain, because they have sinned against thee, and they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, because thou hast afflicted them:
Matthew Henry on Amos 4:7-13
Incorrigibleness of Israel; Judgments Called to Remembrance; Greater Judgments Threatened. ( b. c. 790.) 6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord . 7 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. 8… Read the whole commentary →