Jeremiah 14:22

God's Word

The worthless gods of the nations can’t make it rain. By themselves, the skies can’t give showers. But you can, O Lord our God. We have hope in you because you do all these things.

Cross References

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah, who was from Tishbe but had settled in Gilead, said to Ahab, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord God of Israel whom I serve lives, there will be no dew or rain during the next few years unless I say so.”

1 Kings 17:14

This is what the Lord God of Israel says: Until the Lord sends rain on the land, the jar of flour will never be empty and the jug will always contain oil.”

1 Kings 18:1

A while later in the third year of the drought, the Lord spoke his word to Elijah: “Present yourself to Ahab. I will allow rain to fall on the ground.”

1 Kings 8:36

then hear ⌞them⌟ in heaven. Forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them the proper way to live. Then send rain on the land, which you gave to your people as an inheritance.

Job 28:26

when he made rules for the rain and set paths for the thunderstorms,

Job 5:10

He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.

Psalm 130:5

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and with hope I wait for his word.

Psalm 135:7

He is the one who makes the clouds rise from the ends of the earth, who makes lightning for the thunderstorms, and who brings wind out of his storerooms.

Psalm 147:8

He covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the ground. He makes grass grow on the mountains.

Psalm 25:21

Integrity and honesty will protect me because I wait for you.

Psalm 25:3

No one who waits for you will ever be put to shame, but all who are unfaithful will be put to shame.

Psalm 27:14

Wait with hope for the Lord. Be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Yes, wait with hope for the Lord.

Isaiah 30:18

The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. The Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 30:23

The Lord will give you rain for the seed that you plant in the ground, and the food that the ground provides will be rich and nourishing. When that day comes, your cattle will graze in large pastures.

Isaiah 41:29

All of them are nothing. They can’t do anything. Their statues are nothing but air.”

Jeremiah 10:12

The Lord made the earth by his power. He set up the world by his skill. He stretched out the world by his understanding.

Jeremiah 10:13

He speaks, and the water in the sky produces a storm. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning flash with the rain. He brings wind out of his storehouses.

Jeremiah 10:15

They are worthless jokes. When they are punished, they disappear.

Jeremiah 10:3

The religion of the people is worthless. Woodcutters cut down trees from the forest. The hands of craftsmen prepare them with axes.

Jeremiah 16:19

The Lord is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say, “Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods.”

Jeremiah 5:12

They lie about the Lord and say, “He doesn’t exist! Nothing bad will happen to us. We won’t experience war or famine.

Jeremiah 5:24

They don’t say to themselves, ‘We should fear the Lord our God. He sends rain at the right time, the autumn rain and the spring rain. He makes sure that we have harvest seasons.’

Jeremiah 51:16

When he thunders, the water in the sky roars. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain. He brings wind out of his storehouses.

Hosea 2:7

She will run after her lovers, but she won’t catch them. She will search for them, but she won’t find them. Then she will say, ‘I’ll go back to my first husband. Things were better for me than they are now.’

Joel 2:23

People of Zion, be glad and find joy in the Lord your God. The Lord has given you the Teacher of Righteousness. He has sent the autumn rain and the spring rain as before.

Amos 4:7

I stopped the rain from falling three months before the harvest. I sent rain on one city and not on another. One field had rain. Another field had none and dried up.

Micah 5:6

They will rule Assyria with their swords and the country of Nimrod with drawn swords. They will rescue us from the Assyrians when they come into our land and walk within our territory.

Micah 7:7

I will look to the Lord. I will wait for God to save me. I will wait for my God to listen to me.

Matthew 5:45

In this way you show that you are children of your Father in heaven. He makes his sun rise on people whether they are good or evil. He lets rain fall on them whether they are just or unjust.

Deuteronomy 28:12

The Lord will open the heavens, his rich storehouse, for you. He will send rain on your land at the right time and bless everything you do. You will be able to make loans to many nations but won’t need to borrow from any.

Deuteronomy 32:21

They made him furious because they worshiped foreign gods and angered him because they worshiped worthless idols. So I will use those who are not my people to make them jealous and a nation of godless fools to make them angry.