"The LORDwill openfor you His goodstorehouse,the heavens,to giverainto your landin its seasonand to blessallthe workof your hand;and you shall lendto manynations,but you shall not borrow.
Now it happened[after] manydaysthat the wordof the LORDcameto Elijahin the thirdyear,saying,"Go,showyourself to Ahab,and I will sendrainon the faceof the earth."
"Have you enteredthe storehousesof the snow,Or have you seenthe storehousesof the hail,
He causes the vaporsto ascendfrom the endsof the earth;Who makeslightningsfor the rain,Who bringsforththe windfrom His treasuries.
The richrulesover the poor,And the borrower[becomes] the lender'sslave.
"I will makethem and the placesaroundMy hilla blessing.And I will cause showersto comedownin their season;they will be showersof blessing.
then I shall giveyou rainsin their season,so that the landwill yieldits produceand the treesof the fieldwill beartheir fruit.
that He will givethe rainfor your landin its season,the earlyand laterain,that you may gatherin your grainand your newwineand your oil.
"The Levite,becausehe hasnoportionor inheritanceamongyou, and the alien,the orphanand the widowwhoare in your town,shall comeand eatand be satisfied,in orderthat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthe workof your handwhichyou do.
"You shall generouslygiveto him, and your heartshall not be grievedwhen you giveto him, becausefor thisthingthe LORDyour Godwill blessyou in allyour workand in allyour undertakings.
"For the LORDyour Godwill blessyou as He has promisedyou, and you will lendto manynations,but you will not borrow;and you will ruleover manynations,but they will not ruleover you.
"You may chargeinterestto a foreigner,but to your countrymenyou shall not chargeinterest,sothat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthat you undertakein the landwhichyou are about to enterto possess.
"The LORDwill makethe rainof your landpowderand dust;from heavenit shall comedownon you untilyou are destroyed.
"He shall lendto you, but you will not lendto him; he shall be the head,and you will be the tail.
