Zechariah 10:1

Good News Translation

Ask the Lord for rain in the spring of the year. It is the Lord who sends rain clouds and showers, making the fields green for everyone.

Cross References

1 Kings 17:1

A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”

Job 29:23

everyone welcomed them just as farmers welcome rain in spring.

Psalm 104:13

From the sky you send rain on the hills, and the earth is filled with your blessings.

Psalm 135:7

He brings storm clouds from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the storms, and he brings out the wind from his storeroom.

Psalm 65:9

You show your care for the land by sending rain; you make it rich and fertile. You fill the streams with water; you provide the earth with crops. This is how you do it:

Psalm 72:6

May the king be like rain on the fields, like showers falling on the land.

Proverbs 16:15

The king's favor is like the clouds that bring rain in the springtime—life is there.

Isaiah 30:23

Whenever you plant your crops, the Lord will send rain to make them grow and will give you a rich harvest, and your livestock will have plenty of pasture.

Isaiah 44:3

“I will give water to the thirsty land and make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my spirit on your children and my blessing on your descendants.

Isaiah 5:6

I will let it be overgrown with weeds. I will not trim the vines or hoe the ground; instead, I will let briers and thorns cover it. I will even forbid the clouds to let rain fall on it.”

Jeremiah 10:13

At his command the waters above the sky roar; he brings clouds from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning flash in the rain and sends the wind from his storeroom.

Jeremiah 14:22

None of the idols of the nations can send rain; the sky by itself cannot make showers fall. We have put our hope in you, O Lord our God, because you are the one who does these things.

Jeremiah 5:24

You never thought to honor me, even though I send the autumn rains and the spring rains and give you the harvest season each year.

Jeremiah 51:16

At his command the waters above the sky roar; he brings clouds from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning flash in the rain and sends the wind from his storeroom.

Ezekiel 34:26

“I will bless them and let them live around my sacred hill. There I will bless them with showers of rain when they need it.

Ezekiel 36:37

The Sovereign Lord says, “I will once again let the Israelites ask me for help, and I will let them increase in numbers like a flock of sheep.

Hosea 10:12

I said, ‘Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your Lord, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you.’

Hosea 6:3

Let us try to know the Lord. He will come to us as surely as the day dawns, as surely as the spring rains fall upon the earth.”

Amos 4:7

I kept it from raining when your crops needed it most. I sent rain on one city, but not on another. Rain fell on one field, but another field dried up.

Micah 5:7

The people of Israel who survive will be like refreshing dew sent by the Lord for many nations, like showers on growing plants. They will depend on God, not people.

John 16:23

“When that day comes, you will not ask me for anything. I am telling you the truth: the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plant, but it was God who made the plant grow.

Deuteronomy 28:23

No rain will fall, and your ground will become as hard as iron.

James 5:7

Be patient, then, my friends, until the Lord comes. See how patient farmers are as they wait for their land to produce precious crops. They wait patiently for the autumn and spring rains.