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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• ¹³{i}And 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,{/i}
¹⁴{i}that 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;{/i} (Deut. 11:13‑14)

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or, lightnings.

Jer. 10:13• ¹³{i}When 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.{/i} (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 for 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 you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
⁸For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. (Matt. 7:7‑8)

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

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James 5:16‑18• ¹⁶Confess therefore your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. A righteous [one's] supplication hath much power if it work.
¹⁷Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed prayerfully that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months.
¹⁸And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth sprouted forth its fruit. (James 5:16‑18)

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Deut. 11:13• ¹³{i}And 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,{/i} (Deut. 11:13)

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

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

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1 Kings 18:41‑45• ⁴¹{i}And Elijah said to Ahab{/i}, Get thee up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
⁴²{i}And 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.{/i}
⁴³{i}And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and looked, and said, There is nothing.{/i} And he said, Go again, seven times.
⁴⁴And it came to pass at the seventh time that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand, {i}arising out of the sea. And he said{/i}, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
⁴⁵And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. (1 Kings 18:41‑45)

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Isa. 5:6• ⁶and I will lay it waste—it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also 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 plenteous. 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 Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art thou not he, Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things. (Jer. 14:22)

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

the time.

Deut. 11:14• ¹⁴{i}that 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;{/i} (Deut. 11:14)

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Job 29:23• ²³And their mouth they open 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,{HR}And his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain. (Prov. 16:15)

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Hos. 6:3• ³{i}And 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.{/i} (Hos. 6:3)

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Joel 2:23‑24• ²³Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
²⁴And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. (Joel 2:23‑24)

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James 5:7• ⁷Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until it receive early and latter rain. (James 5:7)

bright clouds.

or, lightnings.

Job 36:27‑31• ²⁷When he draineth off the drops of water,{HR}They condense into rain in place of its mist,
²⁸So that clouds drop, they distil copiously on man.
²⁹Yea, doth one understand the spreading of the cloud?{HR}The noises of his tabernacle?
³⁰Lo! He hath spread over it his light,{HR}And hath covered the depths of the sea.
³¹For by them he judgeth the nations;{HR}He giveth, food in abundance. (Job 36:27‑31)

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Job 37:1‑6• ¹Yea, at this my heart trembleth,{HR}And it standeth up from out of its place.
²Hear, O hear, the roar of his voice,{HR}And the rumbling that goeth forth out of his mouth.
³Under the whole heaven he directeth it,{HR}And his light into the borders of the earth.
⁴After it roareth a voice,{HR}He thundereth with the voice of his majesty,{HR}And restraineth them not when his voice is heard.
⁵God thundereth marvellously with his voice,{HR}Doing great things which we know not.
⁶For to the snow he saith, Fall to the earth,{HR}And to the small rain, and to the rains of his strength. (Job 37:1‑6)

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Jer. 10:13• ¹³{i}When 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.{/i} (Jer. 10:13)

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

and give.

Psa. 65:9• ⁹Thou hast visited the earth and watered it greatly wilt thou enrich it:{HR}The river of God is full of water;{HR}Thou preparest their corn,{HR}For so thou preparest it (the earth). (Psa. 65:9)

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Psa. 72:6• ⁶He shall come down as rain on mown grass,{HR}As showers watering the earth . (Psa. 72:6)

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Psa. 104:13• ¹³He watereth mountains from his chambers;{HR}From fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied. (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 his season; there shall be showers of blessing. (Ezek. 34:26)

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Hos. 10:12• ¹²{i}Sow 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.{/i} (Hos. 10:12)

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Mic. 5:7• ⁷And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from Jehovah, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. (Mic. 5:7)

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1 Cor. 3:6• ⁶I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)