But there are many people here. And it is the rainy time of year, so we can’t stay outside. This problem can’t be solved in a day or two because we have sinned in a very bad way.
So, in three days all the men from the families of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem. And on the twentieth day of the ninth month, {\cf2\super [58]} all the people met together in the temple yard. They were very upset because of the reason for the meeting and because of the heavy rain.
The Lord my Master says, “I am angry and I will send a storm against you. I am angry and I will send a strong rain. I am angry and I will make hail fall from the sky and completely destroy you!
The Lord built his upper rooms\par above the skies.\par He put his skies {\cf2\super [113]} over the earth.\par He calls for the waters of the sea,\par and pours them out \{as rain\} on the land.\par YAHWEH {\cf2\super [114]} is his name.\par