Deuteronomy 28:12

New International Reader's Version

The Lord will open up the heavens. That’s where he stores his riches. He will send rain on your land at just the right time. He’ll bless everything you do. You will lend money to many nations. But you won’t have to borrow from any of them.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:1

It was now three years since it had rained. A message came to Elijah from the Lord. He said, “Go. Speak to Ahab. Then I will send rain on the land.”

Job 38:22

“Have you entered the places where the snow is kept? Have you seen the storerooms for the hail?

Psalm 135:7

He makes clouds rise from one end of the earth to the other. He sends lightning with the rain. He brings the wind out of his storerooms.

Proverbs 22:7

Rich people rule over those who are poor. Borrowers are slaves to lenders.

Ezekiel 34:26

I will make them and the places surrounding my holy mountain of Zion a blessing. I will send down rain at the right time. There will be showers of blessing.

Leviticus 26:4

Then I will send you rain at the right time. The ground will produce its crops. The trees will bear their fruit.

Deuteronomy 11:14

Then the Lord will send rain on your land at the right time. He’ll send rain in the fall and in the spring. You will be able to gather your grain. You will also be able to make olive oil and fresh wine.

Deuteronomy 14:29

Then the Levites can come and eat. That’s because they won’t receive any part of the land as their share. The outsiders and widows who live in your towns can come. So can the children whose fathers have died. Everyone can have plenty to eat. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 15:10

So give freely to needy people. Let your heart be tender toward them. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all your work. He will bless you in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 15:6

The Lord your God will bless you, just as he has promised. You will lend money to many nations. But you won’t have to borrow from any of them. You will rule over many nations. But none of them will rule over you.

Deuteronomy 23:20

You can charge interest to people from another country. But don’t charge your own people. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do. He will bless you in the land you are entering to take as your own.

Deuteronomy 28:24

The Lord will turn the rain of your country into dust and powder. It will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.

Deuteronomy 28:44

They will lend money to you. But you won’t be able to lend money to them. They will be the leaders. But you will be the followers.