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And I called for a drought upon the land — God called to the people, and they would not hear. It is His ever-repeated complaint to them.

And I called for a drought upon. —Better, And I invoked a desolation upon. Similarly, in 2 Kings 8:1…

I did blow upon it. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that is waste, and you run every man to his own house.
The…

And I called for a drought upon the land
Upon the whole land of Judea; as he withheld the dew and rain from falling …

Observe the sin of the Jews, after their return from captivity in Babylon. Those employed for God may be driven from their work by a storm, yet the…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes