Deuteronomy 28:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD will open the storehouses of the skies where he keeps the rain, and he will send rain on your land at just the right times. He will make you successful in everything you do. You will have plenty of money to lend to other nations, but you won't need to borrow any yourself.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:1

For three years no rain fell in Samaria, and there was almost nothing to eat anywhere. The LORD said to Elijah, “Go and meet with King Ahab. I will soon make it rain.” So Elijah went to see Ahab.

Job 38:22

Have you been to the places where I keep snow and hail,

Psalm 135:7

The LORD makes the clouds rise from far across the earth, and he makes lightning to go with the rain. Then from his secret place he sends out the wind.

Proverbs 22:7

The poor are ruled by the rich, and those who borrow are slaves of moneylenders.

Ezekiel 34:26

They will live around my holy mountain, and I will bless them by sending more than enough rain

Leviticus 26:4

and I will send rain to make your crops grow and your trees produce fruit.

Deuteronomy 11:14

he will send rain at the right seasons, so you will have more than enough food, wine, and olive oil, and there will be plenty of grass for your cattle.

Deuteronomy 14:29

The Levites have no land of their own, so you must give them food from the storehouse. You must also give food to the poor who live in your town, including orphans, widows, and foreigners. If they have enough to eat, then the LORD your God will be pleased and make you successful in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 15:10

You should be happy to give the poor what they need, because then the LORD will make you successful in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 23:20

You can charge a foreigner interest. But if you charge other Israelites interest, the LORD your God will not let you be successful in the land you are about to take.

Deuteronomy 28:24

He will send dust and sandstorms instead of rain, and you will be wiped out.

Deuteronomy 28:44

You will be so short of money that you will have to borrow from those foreigners. They will be the leaders in the community, and you will be the followers.