Jeremiah 14:22
Is there anyone among the idols of the Gentiles that can give rain? and will the sky yield his fullness at their bidding? Art not thou he? we will even wait on thee, O Lord: for thou hast made all these things.
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Deuteronomy 28:12May the Lord open to thee his good treasure, the heaven, to give rain to thy land in season: may he bless all the works of thy hands: so shalt thou lend to many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.
1 Kings 8:36then thou shalt hear from heaven, and be merciful to the sins of thy servant and of thy people Israel; for thou shalt show them the good way to walk in it, and thou shalt give rain upon the earth which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
1 Kings 17:14For thus saith the Lord, The pitcher of meal shall not fail, and the cruse of oil shall not diminish, until the day that the Lord gives rain upon the earth.
1 Kings 18:39And all the people fell upon their faces, and said, Truly the Lord is God; he is God.
Job 28:26When he made them, thus he saw and numbered them, 1 And made a way for the pealing of the thunder. 1
Psalms 25:3For thy mercy is before mine eyes: 1 And I am well pleased with thy truth. 1
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:18-22
The Prophet's Intercession. ( b. c. 606.) 17 Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. 18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. 19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah?… Read the whole commentary →