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Deuteronomy 28:12

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

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ASV

Jehovah will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

KJV

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִפְתַּ֣חyif.Tachhe will openH6605 →
יְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לְ֠ךָLe.khafor <the> you
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אוֹצָר֨וֹ'o.tza.Rostorehouse hisH214 →
הַטּ֜וֹבha.Tov<the> goodH2896 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
לָתֵ֤תla.Tetto giveH5414 →
מְטַֽר־me.tar-[the] rain ofH4306 →
אַרְצְךָ֙'ar.tze.Khaland yourH776 →
בְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.Toat appropriate time itsH6256 →
וּלְבָרֵ֕ךְu.le.va.Rekhand to blessH1288 →
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seh[the] work ofH4639 →
יָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khahand yourH3027 →
וְהִלְוִ֙יתָ֙ve.hil.Vi.taand you will lend toH3867 →
גּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimnationsH1471 →
רַבִּ֔יםra.BimmanyH7227 →
וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand youH859 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
תִלְוֶֽה׃til.Vehyou will borrowH3867 →

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Malachi 3:10Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.Deuteronomy 15:6When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.Joel 2:23–24Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.Deuteronomy 11:14then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.Deuteronomy 15:10Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.Leviticus 26:4I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.Proverbs 22:7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.Deuteronomy 14:29Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.Psalms 135:7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.Psalms 65:9–13You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.Joel 2:23Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.Deuteronomy 28:44He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.Psalms 37:21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.Jeremiah 14:22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.1 Kings 18:1After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”Deuteronomy 28:24The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.Jeremiah 5:24They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’

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