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Zech. 10:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Ask ye of the Lord raini in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make λbright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

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Deut. 11:13‑14• ¹³And it shall come to pass, if ye hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
¹⁴that I will give rain to your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain; and thou shalt gather in thy corn, and thy new wine, and thine oil; (Deut. 11:13‑14)

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or, lightnings.

Jer. 10:13• ¹³When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. (Jer. 10:13)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-2: God is to be sought unto, and not idols.

3-12: As he visited his flock for sin, so he will save and restore them.

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Ezek. 36:37• ³⁷Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it unto them; I will increase them with men like a flock. (Ezek. 36:37)

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Matt. 7:7‑8• ⁷Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
⁸For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. (Matt. 7:7‑8)

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John 16:23• ²³And in that day ye shall demand nothing of me: verily, verily, I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you. (John 16:23)

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James 5:16‑18• ¹⁶Confess therefore your offences to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The fervent supplication of the righteous man has much power.
¹⁷Elias was a man of like passions to us, and he prayed with prayer that it should not rain; and it did not rain upon the earth three years and six months;
¹⁸and again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth caused its fruit to spring forth. (James 5:16‑18)

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Deut. 11:13• ¹³And it shall come to pass, if ye hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, (Deut. 11:13)

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Deut. 28:23• ²³And thy heavens which are over thy head shall be brass, and the earth which is under thee, iron. (Deut. 28:23)

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1 Kings 17:1• ¹And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word. (1 Kings 17:1)

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1 Kings 18:41‑45• ⁴¹And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
⁴²And Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed down on the earth, and put his face between his knees.
⁴³And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
⁴⁴And it came to pass at the seventh time that he said, Behold there is a cloud, small as a man's hand, arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Harness and go down, that the pour of rain stop thee not.
⁴⁵And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great pour of rain. And Ahab got on the chariot, and went to Jizreel. (1 Kings 18:41‑45)

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Isa. 5:6• ⁶and I will make it a waste--it shall not be pruned nor cultivated, but there shall come up briars and thorns; and I will command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. (Isa. 5:6)

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Isa. 30:23• ²³And he will give the rain of thy seed with which thou shalt sow the ground; and bread, the produce of the ground, and it shall be fat and rich. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures; (Isa. 30:23)

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Jer. 14:22• ²²Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou HE, Jehovah, our God? And we wait upon thee; for thou hast made all these things. (Jer. 14:22)

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Amos 4:7• ⁷And I also 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 of land was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. (Amos 4:7)

the time.

Deut. 11:14• ¹⁴that I will give rain to your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain; and thou shalt gather in thy corn, and thy new wine, and thine oil; (Deut. 11:14)

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Job 29:23• ²³And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. (Job 29:23)

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Prov. 16:15• ¹⁵In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain. (Prov. 16:15)

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Hos. 6:3• ³and we shall know,--we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth. (Hos. 6:3)

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Joel 2:23‑24• ²³And ye, children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the early rain in due measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the early rain, and the latter rain at the beginning of the season.
²⁴And the floors shall be full of corn, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. (Joel 2:23‑24)

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James 5:7• ⁷Have patience, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the labourer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it until it receive the early and the latter rain. (James 5:7)

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or, lightnings.

Job 36:27‑31• ²⁷For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth,
²⁸Which the skies pour down and drop upon man abundantly.
²⁹But can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the crashing of his pavilion?
³⁰Lo, he spreadeth his light around him, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
³¹For with them he judgeth the peoples; he giveth food in abundance. (Job 36:27‑31)

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Job 37:1‑6• ¹Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:
²Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth.
³He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
⁴After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.
⁵*God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.
⁶For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might. (Job 37:1‑6)

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Jer. 10:13• ¹³When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. (Jer. 10:13)

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Jer. 51:16• ¹⁶When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. (Jer. 51:16)

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Psa. 65:9• ⁹Thou hast visited the earth, thou hast watered it; thou greatly enrichest it: the river of God is full of water; thou providest their corn, when thou hast so prepared it: (Psa. 65:9)

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Psa. 72:6• ⁶He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth. (Psa. 72:6)

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Psa. 104:13• ¹³He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. (Psa. 104:13)

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Isa. 44:3• ³For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring. (Isa. 44:3)

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Ezek. 34:26• ²⁶And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season: there shall be showers of blessing. (Ezek. 34:26)

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Hos. 10:12• ¹²Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. (Hos. 10:12)

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Mic. 5:7• ⁷And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from Jehovah, as showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, neither waiteth for the sons of men. (Mic. 5:7)

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1 Cor. 3:6• ⁶*I* have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase. (1 Cor. 3:6)

• The first verse of this chapter goes back to a time prior to the prosperity and happiness there described. And this is a constant characteristic of all the prophets. Pursuing their theme in some one aspect, they proceed until they have reached the consummation looked for, and then, returning, they will give details or other aspects of the subject. (“Zechariah 10” by E. Dennett)

• (Deut. 11:13-15). But Israel, by their disobedience and departure from their God, had forfeited this promise, and God in chastisement had withheld both the early and the latter rain. Now, however, inasmuch as it was His thought to do well unto Jerusalem and to His people, He encourages them to seek His face for a return of their former blessing. (“Zechariah 10” by E. Dennett)

• It is, however, of great interest to remark the omission of all reference to the early rain, the prophet only speaking of the time of the latter rain. The reason is, that the time of the early rain had forever passed away. God sent the first rain on the day of Pentecost; and while many individual hearts were opened to receive it, the nation refused its blessed vivifying influence. (“Zechariah 10” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Ask of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain; Jehovah will make lightnings, and he will give themk showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

JND Translation Notes

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i.e. those who ask.