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13 You water the mountains from your chambers;
    from the fruit of your labor the earth abounds.

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13 He waters the mountains(A) from his upper chambers;(B)
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(C)

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10 He gives rain upon the earth
    and sends water upon the fields;

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10 He provides rain for the earth;(A)
    he sends water on the countryside.(B)

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22 Among the idols of the nations are there any that give rain?
    Or can the mere heavens send showers?
Is it not you, Lord,
    our God, to whom we look?
    You alone do all these things.(A)

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22 Do any of the worthless idols(A) of the nations bring rain?(B)
    Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
    Therefore our hope is in you,
    for you are the one who does all this.(C)

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23 Children of Zion, delight
    and rejoice in the Lord, your God!
For he has faithfully given you the early rain,[a]
    sending rain down on you,
    the early and the late rains as before.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:23 This autumn rain teaches the people to recognize God’s compassionate presence in nature and history. There is a play on the double meaning of the Hebrew word moreh: “early rain” and “teacher.” In the Dead Sea Scrolls, the word is used in the phrase “teacher (= moreh) of righteousness.”

23 Be glad, people of Zion,
    rejoice(A) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
    because he is faithful.(B)
He sends you abundant showers,(C)
    both autumn(D) and spring rains,(E) as before.

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