And it will be that whicheverof the familiesof the earthdoes not goup to Jerusalemto worshipthe King,the LORDof hosts,there will be norainon them.
Theseare the familiesof the sonsof Noah,according to their genealogies,by their nations;and out of thesethe nationswere separatedon the earthafterthe flood.
And I will blessthose who blessyou, And the one who cursesyou I will curse.And in you allthe familiesof the earthwill be blessed."
"Your descendantswill also be like the dustof the earth,and you will spreadout to the westand to the eastand to the northand to the south;and in you and in your descendantsshall allthe familiesof the earthbe blessed.
Now Elijahthe Tishbite,who was of the settlersof Gilead,saidto Ahab,"As the LORD,the Godof Israellives,beforewhomI stand,surelythere shall be neitherdewnor raintheseyears,exceptby my word."
"When the heavensare shutup and there is norain,becausethey have sinnedagainst You, and they praytowardthisplaceand confessYour nameand turnfrom their sinwhenYou afflictthem,
"When the heavensare shutup and there is norainbecausethey have sinnedagainst You, and they praytowardthisplaceand confessYour name,and turnfrom their sinwhenYou afflictthem;
"IfI shutup the heavensso that there is norain,or ifI commandthe locustto devourthe land,or ifI sendpestilenceamong My people,
At that timea giftof homagewill be broughtto the LORDof hostsFrom a peopletalland smooth,Even from a peoplefearedfarand wide,A powerfuland oppressivenation,Whoselandthe riversdivide--To the placeof the nameof the LORDof hosts,[even] MountZion.
"I have swornby Myself, The wordhas goneforthfrom My mouthin righteousnessAnd will not turnback,That to Me everykneewill bow,everytonguewill swear[allegiance].
"I will layit waste;It will not be prunedor hoed,But briarsand thornswill comeup. I will also chargethe cloudsto rainnorainon it."
"For the nationand the kingdomwhichwill not serveyou will perish,And the nationswill be utterlyruined.
Pourout Your wrathon the nationsthat do not knowYou And on the familiesthat do not callYour name;For they have devouredJacob;They have devouredhim and consumedhim And have laidwastehis habitation.
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.
"Their nobleshave senttheir servantsfor water;They have cometo the cisternsand foundnowater.They have returnedwith their vesselsempty;They have beenputto shameand humiliated,And they covertheir heads.
"Becausethe groundis cracked,For there has beennorainon the land;The farmershave beenputto shame,They have coveredtheir heads.
"You onlyhave I chosenamongallthe familiesof the earth;ThereforeI will punishyou for allyour iniquities."
Then it will comeabout that anywho are leftof allthe nationsthat wentagainstJerusalemwill goup from yearto yearto worshipthe King,the LORDof hosts,and to celebratethe Feastof Booths.
And the LORDwill be kingoverallthe earth;in that daythe LORDwill be [the only] one,and His name[the only] one.
"Or the angerof the LORDwill be kindledagainst you, and He will shutup the heavensso that there will be norainand the groundwill not yieldits fruit;and you will perishquicklyfrom the goodlandwhichthe LORDis givingyou.
Elijahwas a manwith a nature likeours,and he prayedearnestlythat it would not rain,and it did not rainon the earthfor threeyearsand sixmonths.
Thesehavethe powerto shutup the sky,sothat rainwill not fallduring the daysof their prophesying;and they havepoweroverthe watersto turnthem into blood,and to strikethe earthwith everyplague,as oftenas they desire.
