So Moses stretched out his hand towards heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.
Amos 4:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I also withheld the rain from you while there were still three months until harvest. I sent rain on one city but no rain on another. One field received rain while a field with no rain withered. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And also I withheld the rain from you when there were yet three months to the harvest. I caused it to rain upon one city and caused it not to rain upon another city; one piece of ground was rained upon, and the piece upon which it did not rain withered. American Standard Version (1901) And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. Common English Bible I also withheld rain from you when there were still three months to the harvest. I allowed rain to fall on one city, no rain to fall on another city. One field was rained on, and the field dried up where it didn’t rain. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, I have withheld the rains from you, when there were still three months left until the harvest. And I rained on one city, and I did not rain on another city; one part was rained on, and the part on which I did not rain, dried out. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon: and the piece whereupon I rained not, withered. |
So Moses stretched out his hand towards heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.
One person could not see another, and for three days they did not move from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.
But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where my people are living; no flies will be there. This way you will know that I, the Lord, am in the land.
The only place it didn’t hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were.
But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing of all that the Israelites own will die.’
I will make it a wasteland. It will not be pruned or weeded; thorns and briars will grow up. I will also give orders to the clouds that rain should not fall on it.
Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the skies alone give showers? Are you not the Lord our God? We therefore put our hope in you, for you have done all these things.
Their nobles send their servants for water. They go to the cisterns; they find no water; their containers return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
The ground is cracked since no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
This is why the showers haven’t come – why there has been no spring rain. You have the brazen look of a prostitute and refuse to be ashamed.
Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in the Lord your God, because he gives you the autumn rain for your vindication. , He sends showers for you, both autumn and spring rain as before.
Should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Armies, rain will not fall on them.
‘Don’t you say, “There are still four more months, and then comes the harvest”? Listen to what I’m telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, because they are ready for harvest.
For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?
Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you. He will shut the sky, and there will be no rain; the land will not yield its produce, and you will perish quickly from the good land the Lord is giving you.
Elijah was a human being as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land.
They have authority to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the days of their prophecy. They also have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every plague whenever they want.