For [there will be] peacefor the seed:the vinewill yieldits fruit,the landwill yieldits produceand the heavenswill givetheir dew;and I will cause the remnantof thispeopleto inheritallthese[things].
Of Josephhe said,"Blessedof the LORD[be] his land,With the choicethingsof heaven,with the dew,And from the deeplyingbeneath,
Now may Godgiveyou of the dewof heaven,And of the fatnessof the earth,And an abundanceof grainand newwine;
"But seekfirstHis kingdomand His righteousness,and allthese thingswill be addedto you.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'Ifit is toodifficultin the sightof the remnantof thispeoplein thosedays,will it alsobe toodifficultin My sight?'declaresthe LORDof hosts.
Is the seedstillin the barn?Evenincludingthe vine,the figtree,the pomegranateand the olivetree,it has not borne[fruit]. Yet from thisdayon I will bless[you].'"
"Therefore,becauseof you the skyhas withheldits dewand the earthhas withheldits produce.
Do not fear,beastsof the field,For the pasturesof the wildernesshave turnedgreen,For the treehas borneits fruit,The figtreeand the vinehave yieldedin full.
And the seed whose fruitis righteousnessis sownin peaceby thosewho makepeace.
So thenlet no oneboastin men.For all thingsbelongto you,
I will be like the dewto Israel;He will blossomlike the lily,And he will takerootlike [the cedars of] Lebanon.
"I will multiplythe fruitof the treeand the produceof the field,sothat you will not receiveagainthe disgraceof famineamong the nations.
Insteadof your shame[you will have a] double[portion], And [instead of] humiliationthey will shoutfor joyover their portion.Thereforethey will possessa double[portion] in their land,Everlastingjoywill be theirs.
Then He will give[you] rainfor the seedwhichyou will sowin the ground,and bread[from] the yieldof the ground,and it will be richand plenteous;on that dayyour livestockwill grazein a roomypasture.
Now Isaacsowedin that landand reapedin the sameyeara hundredfold.And the LORDblessedhim,
Yes, I will cause men--My peopleIsrael--to walkon you and possessyou, so that you will becometheir inheritanceand neveragainbereavethem of children.'
The king'swrathis like the roaringof a lion,But his favoris like dewon the grass.
Let the mountainsbringpeaceto the people,And the hills,in righteousness.
"So Israeldwellsin security,The fountainof Jacobsecluded,In a landof grainand newwine;His heavensalsodropdowndew.
"Let my teachingdropas the rain,My speechdistillas the dew,As the dropletson the freshgrassAnd as the showerson the herb.
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."
Ifyou walkin My statutesand keepMy commandmentsso as to carrythem out,
Indeed,the LORDwill givewhatis good,And our landwill yieldits produce.
Thereforethey will be like the morningcloudAnd like dewwhich soondisappears,Like chaffwhich is blownawayfrom the threshingfloorAnd like smokefrom a chimney.
Do considerfrom thisdayonward,from the twenty-fourthdayof the ninth[month]; from the daywhenthe templeof the LORDwas founded,consider:
"They will comeand shoutfor joyon the heightof Zion,And they will be radiantoverthe bountyof the LORD--Overthe grainand the newwineand the oil,And overthe youngof the flockand the herd;And their lifewill be like a wateredgarden,And they will neverlanguishagain.
"They will nolongerbe a preyto the nations,and the beastsof the earthwill not devourthem; but they will livesecurely,and noonewill make[them] afraid.
For, behold,I am for you, and I will turnto you, and you will be cultivatedand sown.
The LORDwill answerand sayto His people,"Behold,I am going to sendyou grain,newwineand oil,And you will be satisfied[in full] with them; And I will neveragainmakeyou a reproachamong the nations.
"The remnantof Israelwill donowrongAnd tellnolies,Norwill a deceitfultongueBe foundin their mouths;For they will feedand liedownWith nooneto make them tremble."
"Then I will rebukethe devourerfor you, so that it will not destroythe fruitsof the ground;norwill your vinein the fieldcast[its grapes]," saysthe LORDof hosts.
