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And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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.

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John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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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