For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
Hosea 2:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 On that day I will answer, says the Lord, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And in that day I will respond, says the Lord; I will respond to the heavens [which ask for rain to pour on the earth], and they shall respond to the earth [which begs for the rain it needs], American Standard Version (1901) And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, saith Jehovah, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth; Common English Bible On that day I will answer, says the LORD. I will answer the heavens and they will answer the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version And this will happen in that day: I will listen closely," says the Lord. "I will hear the heavens, and they will hear the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it shall come to pass in that day: I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth. |
For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her and your land Married, for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
Before they call I will answer, while they are yet speaking I will hear.
I will save you from all your uncleannesses, and I will summon the grain and make it abundant and lay no famine upon you.
They shall again live beneath my shadow; they shall flourish as a garden; they shall blossom like the vine; their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
In response to his people the Lord said: “I am sending you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you a mockery among the nations.
And I will put this third into the fire, refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”
For there shall be a sowing of peace; the vine shall yield its fruit, the ground shall give its produce, and the skies shall give their dew, and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
and I will bring them to live in Jerusalem. They shall be my people and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.”
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and thus put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.
I will rebuke the locust for you, so that it will not destroy the produce of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not be barren, says the Lord of hosts.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
He who did not withhold his own Son but gave him up for all of us, how will he not with him also give us everything else?