Dropped - Rather, this means “poured,” the proper word for heavy rain (Exodus 9:33). The “early rain,” or heavy rain of autumn, …

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth
Both as a token of mourning for her sons, and as fittest to defend fr…

That a guilty land should enjoy many years of plenty calls for gratitude; and we need not wonder that misused abundance is punished with scarcity. …