that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, and your new wine, and your oil.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The first rain and the latter rain - The former is the proper term for the autumn rain, which falls around the time of sowing, and is known …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The first rain (after sowing), the latter rain (just before harvest). In the ninth month and the first month respectively. (See Ez…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season ,
&c.] Such a quantity of it as the land required, a su…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Moses sets before them, for the future, life and death, the blessing and the curse, depending on whether they kept or did not keep God's commandmen…

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