Job 29:23
And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.
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Referenced Verses
- Zech 10:1 : 1 Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain, [even of] Jehovah that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
- Ps 72:6 : 6 He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
- Hos 6:3 : 3 And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.
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- Job 29:21-222 verses82%
21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
22 After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.
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24 I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
- Job 32:15-162 verses73%
15 They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to say.
16 And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
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1 Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain, [even of] Jehovah that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
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14 As through a wide breach they come: In the midst of the ruin they roll themselves [upon me] .
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13 They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.
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131 I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
- Deut 32:1-22 verses71%
1 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.
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24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
- Job 36:27-282 verses70%
27 For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,
28 Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.
- Jer 17:15-162 verses70%
15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it come now.
16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.
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10 For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
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21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me; They said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
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24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.
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22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.
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11 Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say.
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3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
- Ps 130:5-62 verses68%
5 I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.
6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning.
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8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
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10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.
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14 that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy grain, and thy new wine, and thine oil.
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23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first [month] .
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2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.
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10 Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full [cup] are drained by them.
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17 The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
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27 These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
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1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
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4 Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.
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41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; They ran in the dry places [like] a river.
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23 And he will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou shalt sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures;
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3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
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16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
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7 And 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 was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
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31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.
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23 Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;
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19 The caravans of Tema looked, The companies of Sheba waited for them.
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49 Mine eye poureth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
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13 But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
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6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.
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4 For thus hath Jehovah said unto me, I will be still, and I will behold in my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
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23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
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7 Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.
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27 To satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?
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26 And 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.