And Rizpahthe daughterof Aiahtooksackclothand spreadit for herself on the rock,from the beginningof harvestuntilit rainedon them from the sky;and she allowedneitherthe birdsof the skyto reston them by daynorthe beastsof the fieldby night.
within threemoredaysPharaohwill liftup your headfrom you and will hangyou on a tree,and the birdswill eatyour fleshoffyou."
When it was toldDavidwhatRizpahthe daughterof Aiah,the concubineof Saul,had done,
Now Saulhad a concubinewhose namewas Rizpah,the daughterof Aiah;and Ish-bosheth saidto Abner,"Whyhave you gonein to my father'sconcubine?"
It cameabout when Ahabheardthesewords,that he torehis clothesand puton sackclothand fasted,and he layin sackclothand wentabout despondently.
Are thereanyamong the idolsof the nationswho giverain?Orcan the heavensgrantshowers?Is it not You, O LORDour God?Therefore we hopein You, For You are the one who has doneallthesethings.
"You will fallon the mountainsof Israel,you and allyour troopsand the peopleswhoare with you; I will giveyou as foodto everykindof predatorybirdand beastof the field.
"So let us know,let us presson to knowthe LORD.His goingforthis as certainas the dawn;And He will cometo us like the rain,Like the springrainwateringthe earth."
Howthe beastsgroan!The herdsof cattlewanderaimlesslyBecausethereis nopasturefor them; Eventhe flocksof sheepsuffer.
So rejoice,O sonsof Zion,And be gladin the LORDyour God;For He has givenyou the earlyrainfor [your] vindication.And He has poureddownfor you the rain,The earlyand latterrainas before.
Askrainfrom the LORDat the timeof the springrain--The LORDwho makesthe stormclouds;And He will givethem showersof rain,vegetationin the fieldto [each] man.
that He will givethe rainfor your landin its season,the earlyand laterain,that you may gatherin your grainand your newwineand your oil.
"She shall also removethe clothesof her captivityand shall remainin your house,and mournher fatherand mothera fullmonth;and afterthat you may goin to her and be her husbandand she shall be your wife.
"Ifa manhas committeda sinworthyof deathand he is putto death,and you hanghim on a tree,
his corpseshall not hangall nighton the tree,but you shall surelyburyhim on the sameday(for he who is hangedis accursedof God),so that you do not defileyour landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou as an inheritance.
The Philistinealso saidto David,"Cometo me, and I will giveyour fleshto the birdsof the skyand the beastsof the field."
"Thisdaythe LORDwill deliveryou up into my hands,and I will strikeyou downand removeyour headfrom you. And I will givethe deadbodiesof the armyof the Philistinesthisdayto the birdsof the skyand the wildbeastsof the earth,that allthe earthmay knowthat thereis a Godin Israel,
