Deuteronomy 32:2

Let my teaching drop as the rain, Let my speech distil as the dew,—As copious rains on tender grass, As myriad drops on seeding plants.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

1Give ear O ye heavens and I will speak, And let the earth hear the sayings of my mouth:

3When, the name of Yahweh, I proclaim, Ascribe ye greatness unto our God:—

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Cross References

Job 29:22After I had spoken, they spake not again, and, upon them, used my speech to drop;

Isaiah 55:10For, as the rain and the snow descend from the heavens. And thither, do not return, Except they have watered the earth. And caused it to bring forth and bud,—And given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,

Hosea 14:5I will become as the dew unto Israel, he shall break forth as the lily,—and he shall strike his roots as Lebanon:

Micah 5:7And, the remnant of Jacob, shall be, in the midst of many peoples, as dew from Yahweh, as myriad drops on plants,—which tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of Adam.

1 Corinthians 3:6I, planted, Apollos, watered,—but, God, caused to, grow.

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 →

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