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14 that [a](A)I, Yahweh, will give the rain for your land in its season, the [b](B)early and [c]late rains, that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil.

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  1. Deuteronomy 11:14 Some ancient versions He
  2. Deuteronomy 11:14 Autumn
  3. Deuteronomy 11:14 Spring

10 He (A)gives rain on the earth
And sends water on the fields outside,

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10 You water its furrows abundantly,
You smooth its ridges,
You soften it (A)with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You crown the year [a]with Your (B)goodness,
And Your [b]paths (C)drip with richness.
12 (D)The pastures of the wilderness drip,
And the (E)hills gird themselves with rejoicing.
13 The meadows are (F)clothed with flocks
And the valleys are (G)covered with grain;
They (H)make a loud shout, indeed, they sing.

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  1. Psalm 65:11 Lit of
  2. Psalm 65:11 Wagon tracks

26 I will make them and the places all around My hill a (A)blessing. And I will cause (B)showers to come down in their season; they will be showers of (C)blessing. 27 Also the tree of the field will yield its fruit, and the earth will yield its produce, and they will be (D)secure on their land. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I have (E)broken the bars of their yoke and have delivered them from the hand of those who enslaved them. 28 They will no longer be plunder to the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not devour them; but they will (F)live securely, and no one will make them tremble. 29 I will establish for them a [a](G)renowned planting place, and they will (H)not again be [b]victims of famine in the land, and they will not (I)bear the dishonor of the nations anymore. 30 Then they will know that (J)I, Yahweh their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,” declares Lord Yahweh. 31 “As for you, My (K)sheep, the (L)sheep of My pasture, you are men, and I am your God,” declares Lord Yahweh.

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  1. Ezekiel 34:29 Lit name
  2. Ezekiel 34:29 Lit those gathered

23 So rejoice, O (A)sons of Zion,
And (B)be glad in Yahweh your God,
For He has (C)given you [a]the early rain in righteousness.
And He has poured down for you the rain,
The [b]early and [c](D)late rains [d]as before.

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  1. Joel 2:23 Autumn; or possibly word play to mean the teacher for righteousness, cf. Is 30:20
  2. Joel 2:23 Autumn
  3. Joel 2:23 Spring
  4. Joel 2:23 As in ancient versions; Heb in the first