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Verse 22

Are there{H3426} any among the vanities{H1892} of the nations{H1471} that can cause rain?{H1652} or can the heavens{H8064} give{H5414} showers?{H7241} art not thou he, O Jehovah{H3068} our God?{H430} therefore we will wait{H6960} for thee; for thou hast made{H6213} all these things.

Referenced Verses

Isa 30:23 : 23 And he will give{H5414} the rain{H4306} for thy seed,{H2233} wherewith thou shalt sow{H2232} the ground;{H127} and bread{H3899} of the increase{H8393} of the ground,{H127} and it shall be fat{H1879} and plenteous.{H8082} In that day{H3117} shall thy cattle{H4735} feed{H7462} in large{H7337} pastures;{H3733}
Jer 5:24 : 24 Neither say{H559} they in their heart,{H3824} Let us now fear{H3372} Jehovah{H3068} our God,{H430} that giveth{H5414} rain,{H1653} both the former{H3138} and the latter,{H4456} in its season;{H6256} that preserveth{H8104} unto us the appointed{H2708} weeks{H7620} of the harvest.{H7105}
Ps 135:7 : 7 Who causeth the vapors{H5387} to ascend{H5927} from the ends{H7097} of the earth;{H776} Who maketh{H6213} lightnings{H1300} for the rain;{H4306} Who bringeth{H3318} forth the wind{H7307} out of his treasuries;{H214}
Deut 32:21 : 21 They have moved me to jealousy{H7065} with that which is not{H3808} God;{H410} They have provoked me to anger{H3707} with their vanities:{H1892} And I will move them to jealousy{H7065} with those that are not a people;{H5971} I will provoke them to anger{H3707} with a foolish{H5036} nation.{H1471}
Ps 25:21 : 21 Let integrity{H8537} and uprightness{H3476} preserve{H5341} me, For I wait{H6960} for thee.
1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 And Elijah{H452} the Tishbite,{H8664} who was of the sojourners{H8453} of Gilead,{H1568} said{H559} unto Ahab,{H256} As Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} liveth,{H2416} before{H6440} whom I stand,{H5975} there shall not be dew{H2919} nor rain{H4306} these years,{H8141} but according{H6310} to my word.{H1697}
Deut 28:12 : 12 Jehovah{H3068} will open{H6605} unto thee his good{H2896} treasure{H214} the heavens,{H8064} to give{H5414} the rain{H4306} of thy land{H776} in its season,{H6256} and to bless{H1288} all the work{H4639} of thy hand:{H3027} and thou shalt lend{H3867} unto many{H7227} nations,{H1471} and thou shalt not borrow.{H3867}
Ps 130:5 : 5 I wait{H6960} for Jehovah,{H3068} my soul{H5315} doth wait,{H6960} And in his word{H1697} do I hope.{H3176}
Isa 41:29 : 29 Behold, all of them, their works{H4639} are vanity{H205} [and] nought;{H657} their molten images{H5262} are wind{H7307} and confusion.{H8414}
Lam 3:25-26 : 25 Jehovah{H3068} is good{H2896} unto them that wait{H6960} for him, to the soul{H5315} that seeketh{H1875} him. 26 It is good{H2896} that a man should hope{H3175} and quietly wait{H1748} for the salvation{H8668} of Jehovah.{H3068}
Joel 2:23 : 23 Be glad{H1523} then, ye children{H1121} of Zion,{H6726} and rejoice{H8055} in Jehovah{H3068} your God;{H430} for he giveth{H5414} you the former rain{H4175} in just measure,{H6666} and he causeth to come down{H3381} for you the rain,{H1653} the former rain{H4175} and the latter rain,{H4456} in the first{H7223} month.
Jer 10:15 : 15 They are vanity,{H1892} a work{H4639} of delusion:{H8595} in the time{H6256} of their visitation{H6486} they shall perish.{H6}
Zech 10:1-2 : 1 Ask{H7592} ye of Jehovah{H3068} rain{H4306} in the time{H6256} of the latter rain,{H4456} [even of] Jehovah{H3068} that maketh{H6213} lightnings;{H2385} and he will give{H5414} them showers{H1653} of rain,{H4306} to every one{H376} grass{H6212} in the field.{H7704} 2 For the teraphim{H8655} have spoken{H1696} vanity,{H205} and the diviners{H7080} have seen{H2372} a lie;{H8267} and they have told{H1696} false{H7723} dreams,{H2472} they comfort{H5162} in vain:{H1892} therefore they go{H5265} their way like sheep,{H6629} they are afflicted,{H6031} because there is no shepherd.{H7462}
Matt 5:45 : 45 that{G3704} ye may be{G1096} sons{G5207} of your{G5216} Father{G3962} who is{G3588} in{G1722} heaven:{G3772} for{G3754} he maketh{G393} his{G846} sun{G2246} to rise{G393} on{G1909} the evil{G4190} and{G2532} the good,{G18} and{G2532} sendeth rain{G1026} on{G1909} the just{G1342} and{G2532} the unjust.{G94}
Acts 14:15-17 : 15 and{G2532} saying,{G3004} Sirs,{G435} why{G5101} do ye{G4160} these things?{G5023} We{G2249} also{G2532} are{G2070} men{G444} of like passions{G3663} with you,{G5213} and bring{G2097} you{G5209} good tidings, that ye should turn{G1994} from{G575} these{G5130} vain things{G3152} unto{G1909} a living{G2198} God,{G2316} who{G3739} made{G4160} the heaven{G3772} and{G2532} the earth{G1093} and{G2532} the sea,{G2281} and{G2532} all{G3956} that in{G846} them is: 16 who{G3739} in{G1722} the generations{G1074} gone by{G3944} suffered{G1439} all{G3956} the nations{G1484} to walk in{G4198} their own{G846} ways.{G3598} 17 And {G2544} yet{G1065} He left{G863} not{G3756} himself{G1438} without witness,{G267} in that he did good{G15} and gave{G1325} you{G2254} from heaven{G3771} rains{G5205} and{G2532} fruitful{G2593} seasons, filling{G1705} your{G2257} hearts{G2588} with food{G5160} and{G2532} gladness.{G2540}
Jer 16:19 : 19 O Jehovah,{H3068} my strength,{H5797} and my stronghold,{H5797} and my refuge{H4498} in the day{H3117} of affliction,{H6869} unto thee shall the nations{H1471} come{H935} from the ends{H657} of the earth,{H776} and shall say,{H559} Our fathers{H1} have inherited{H5157} nought but lies,{H8267} [even] vanity{H1892} and things wherein there is no profit.{H3276}
Jer 51:16 : 16 when he uttereth{H5414} his voice,{H6963} there is a tumult{H1995} of waters{H4325} in the heavens,{H8064} and he causeth the vapors{H5387} to ascend{H5927} from the ends{H7097} of the earth;{H776} he maketh{H6213} lightnings{H1300} for the rain,{H4306} and bringeth forth{H3318} the wind{H7307} out of his treasuries.{H214}
Amos 4:7 : 7 And I also have withholden{H4513} the rain{H1653} from you, when there were yet three{H7969} months{H2320} to the harvest;{H7105} and I caused it to rain{H4305} upon one{H259} city,{H5892} and caused it not to rain{H4305} upon another{H259} city:{H5892} one{H259} piece{H2513} was rained{H4305} upon, and the piece{H2513} whereupon it rained{H4305} not withered.{H3001}
Mic 7:7 : 7 But as for me, I will look{H6822} unto Jehovah;{H3068} I will wait{H3176} for the God{H430} of my salvation:{H3468} my God{H430} will hear{H8085} me.
Hab 3:17-19 : 17 For though the fig-tree{H8384} shall not flourish,{H6524} Neither shall fruit{H2981} be in the vines;{H1612} The labor{H4639} of the olive{H2132} shall fail,{H3584} And the fields{H7709} shall yield{H6213} no food;{H400} The flock{H6629} shall be cut off{H1504} from the fold,{H4356} And there shall be no herd{H1241} in the stalls:{H7517} 18 Yet I will rejoice{H5937} in Jehovah,{H3068} I will joy{H1523} in the God{H430} of my salvation.{H3468} 19 Jehovah,{H3069} the Lord,{H136} is my strength;{H2428} And he maketh{H7760} my feet{H7272} like hinds'{H355} [feet], And will make me to walk{H1869} upon my high places.{H1116}
Isa 44:12-20 : 12 The smith{H1270} [maketh] an axe,{H4621} and worketh{H6466} in the coals,{H6352} and fashioneth{H3335} it with hammers,{H4717} and worketh{H6466} it with his strong{H3581} arm:{H2220} yea, he is hungry,{H7457} and his strength{H3581} faileth;{H369} he drinketh{H8354} no water,{H4325} and is faint.{H3286} 13 The carpenter{H2796} stretcheth out{H5186} a line;{H8279} he marketh it out{H8388} with a pencil;{H8279} he shapeth{H6213} it with planes,{H4741} and he marketh it out{H8388} with the compasses,{H4230} and shapeth{H6213} it after the figure{H8403} of a man,{H376} according to the beauty{H8597} of a man,{H120} to dwell{H3427} in a house.{H1004} 14 He heweth him down{H3772} cedars,{H730} and taketh{H3947} the holm-tree{H8645} and the oak,{H437} and strengtheneth{H553} for himself one among the trees{H6086} of the forest:{H3293} he planteth{H5193} a fir-tree,{H766} and the rain{H1653} doth nourish{H1431} it. 15 Then shall it be for a man{H120} to burn;{H1197} and he taketh{H3947} thereof, and warmeth{H2552} himself; yea, he kindleth{H5400} it, and baketh{H644} bread:{H3899} yea, he maketh{H6466} a god,{H410} and worshippeth{H7812} it; he maketh{H6213} it a graven image,{H6459} and falleth down{H5456} thereto. 16 He burneth{H8313} part{H2677} thereof in{H1119} the fire;{H784} with part{H2677} thereof he eateth{H398} flesh;{H1320} he roasteth{H6740} roast,{H6748} and is satisfied;{H7646} yea, he warmeth{H2552} himself, and saith,{H559} Aha,{H1889} I am warm,{H2552} I have seen{H7200} the fire.{H217} 17 And the residue{H7611} thereof he maketh{H6213} a god,{H410} even his graven image;{H6459} he falleth down{H5456} unto it and worshippeth,{H7812} and prayeth{H6419} unto it, and saith,{H559} Deliver{H5337} me; for thou art my god.{H410} 18 They know{H3045} not, neither do they consider:{H995} for he hath shut{H2902} their eyes,{H5869} that they cannot see;{H7200} and their hearts,{H3826} that they cannot understand.{H7919} 19 And none calleth{H7725} to mind,{H3820} neither is there knowledge{H1847} nor understanding{H8394} to say,{H559} I have burned{H8313} part{H2677} of it in{H1119} the fire;{H784} yea, also I have baked{H644} bread{H3899} upon the coals{H1513} thereof; I have roasted{H6740} flesh{H1320} and eaten{H398} it: and shall I make{H6213} the residue{H3499} thereof an abomination?{H8441} shall I fall down{H5456} to the stock{H944} of a tree?{H6086} 20 He feedeth{H7462} on ashes;{H665} a deceived{H2048} heart{H3820} hath turned him aside;{H5186} and he cannot deliver{H5337} his soul,{H5315} nor say,{H559} Is there not a lie{H8267} in my right hand?{H3225}
Jer 10:13 : 13 when he uttereth{H5414} his voice,{H6963} there is a tumult{H1995} of waters{H4325} in the heavens,{H8064} and he causeth the vapors{H5387} to ascend{H5927} from the ends{H7097} of the earth;{H776} he maketh{H6213} lightnings{H1300} for the rain,{H4306} and bringeth forth{H3318} the wind{H7307} out of his treasuries.{H214}
Ps 147:8 : 8 Who covereth{H3680} the heavens{H8064} with clouds,{H5645} Who prepareth{H3559} rain{H4306} for the earth,{H776} Who maketh grass{H2682} to grow{H6779} upon the mountains.{H2022}
Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will Jehovah{H3068} wait,{H2442} that he may be gracious{H2603} unto you; and therefore will he be exalted,{H7311} that he may have mercy{H7355} upon you: for Jehovah{H3068} is a God{H430} of justice;{H4941} blessed{H835} are all they that wait{H2442} for him.
1 Kgs 17:14 : 14 For thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} The jar{H3537} of meal{H7058} shall not waste,{H3615} neither shall the cruse{H6835} of oil{H8081} fail,{H2637} until the day{H3117} that Jehovah{H3068} sendeth{H5414} rain{H1653} upon{H6440} the earth.{H127}
1 Kgs 18:1 : 1 And it came to pass after many{H7227} days,{H3117} that the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came to Elijah,{H452} in the third{H7992} year,{H8141} saying,{H559} Go,{H3212} show{H7200} thyself unto Ahab;{H256} and I will send{H5414} rain{H4306} upon{H6440} the earth.{H127}
1 Kgs 18:39-45 : 39 And when all the people{H5971} saw{H7200} it, they fell{H5307} on their faces:{H6440} and they said,{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} he is God;{H430} Jehovah,{H3068} he is God.{H430} 40 and Elijah{H452} said{H559} unto them, Take{H8610} the prophets{H5030} of Baal;{H1168} let not one{H376} of them escape.{H4422} And they took{H8610} them; and Elijah{H452} brought them down{H3381} to the brook{H5158} Kishon,{H7028} and slew{H7819} them there. 41 And Elijah{H452} said{H559} unto Ahab,{H256} Get thee up,{H5927} eat{H398} and drink;{H8354} for there is the sound{H6963} of abundance{H1995} of rain.{H1653} 42 So Ahab{H256} went up{H5927} to eat{H398} and to drink.{H8354} And Elijah{H452} went up{H5927} to the top{H7218} of Carmel;{H3760} and he bowed himself down{H1457} upon the earth,{H776} and put{H7760} his face{H6440} between his knees.{H1290} 43 And he said{H559} to his servant,{H5288} Go up{H5927} now, look{H5027} toward{H1870} the sea.{H3220} And he went up,{H5927} and looked,{H5027} and said,{H559} There is nothing.{H3972} And he said,{H559} Go again{H7725} seven{H7651} times.{H6471} 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time,{H7637} that he said,{H559} Behold, there ariseth{H5927} a cloud{H5645} out of the sea,{H3220} as small{H6996} as a man's{H376} hand.{H3709} And he said,{H559} Go up,{H5927} say{H559} unto Ahab,{H256} Make ready{H631} [thy chariot], and get thee down,{H3381} that the rain{H1653} stop{H6113} thee not. 45 And it came to pass in a little while,{H3541} that the heavens{H8064} grew black{H6937} with clouds{H5645} and wind,{H7307} and there was a great{H1419} rain.{H1653} And Ahab{H256} rode,{H7392} and went{H3212} to Jezreel:{H3157}
Job 5:10 : 10 Who giveth{H5414} rain{H4306} upon{H6440} the earth,{H776} And sendeth{H7971} waters{H4325} upon{H6440} the fields;{H2351}
Job 38:26-28 : 26 To cause it to rain{H4305} on a land{H776} where no man{H376} is; On the wilderness,{H4057} wherein there is no man;{H120} 27 To satisfy{H7646} the waste{H4875} and desolate{H7722} [ground], And to cause the tender{H4161} grass{H1877} to spring forth?{H6779} 28 Hath{H3426} the rain{H4306} a father?{H1} Or who hath begotten{H3205} the drops{H96} of dew?{H2919}
Ps 25:3 : 3 Yea, none that wait{H6960} for thee shall be put to shame:{H954} They shall be put to shame{H954} that deal treacherously{H898} without cause.{H7387}
Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait{H6960} for Jehovah:{H3068} Be strong,{H553} And let thy heart{H3820} take courage;{H2388} Yea, wait{H6960} thou for Jehovah.{H3068}
Ps 74:1-2 : 1 Maschil of Asaph. O God,{H430} why hast thou cast [us] off{H2186} for ever?{H5331} Why doth thine anger{H639} smoke{H6225} against the sheep{H6629} of thy pasture?{H4830} 2 Remember{H2142} thy congregation,{H5712} which thou hast gotten{H7069} of old,{H6924} Which{H7626} thou hast redeemed{H1350} to be the tribe of thine inheritance;{H5159} [And] mount{H2022} Zion,{H6726} wherein thou hast dwelt.{H7931}
1 Kgs 8:36 : 36 then hear{H8085} thou in heaven,{H8064} and forgive{H5545} the sin{H2403} of thy servants,{H5650} and of thy people{H5971} Israel,{H3478} when thou teachest{H3384} them the good{H2896} way{H1870} wherein they should walk;{H3212} and send{H5414} rain{H4306} upon thy land,{H776} which thou hast given{H5414} to thy people{H5971} for an inheritance.{H5159}