“I also withheld rain from you, When there were still three months to the harvest. I made it rain on one city, I withheld rain from another city. One part was rained upon, And where it did not rain the part withered.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And I, I too have withheld the rain - Jerome, living in Palestine, says that “this rain, when “three months still remained until harvest,” w…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Three months to the harvest.— The withdrawal of rain at this period (February and March) is at the present day most calamitous to …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

I have said that another kind of punishment is recorded here by the Prophet; it is not, however, wholly different, for from where does the want we …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And also I have withheld the rain from you

As he did for the space of three years successively in the days of Ahab…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

See the folly of carnal hearts; they wander from one creature to another, seeking for something to satisfy, and labor for that which does not satis…