Micah 5:7
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And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
In other translations
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
Hebrew words
וְהָיָה׀vehayahand it will beH1961שְׁאֵרִיתshe'erit[the] remnant ofH7611יַעֲקֹבya'akoJacobH3290בְּקֶרֶבbekerevin [the] midst ofH7130עַמִּים'amimpeoplesH5971רַבִּיםrabimmanyH7227כְּטַלketallike dewH2919מֵאֵתme'etfrom withH854יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068כִּרְבִיבִיםkirvivimlike copious showersH7241עֲלֵי־'alei-onH5921עֵשֶׂב'esevvegetationH6212אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808יְקַוֶּהyekavehit waitsH6960לְאִישׁle'ishfor anyoneH376וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יְיַחֵלyeyachelit waitsH3176לִבְנֵיlivneifor [the] children ofH1121אָדָם׃'adamhumankindH120
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- Psalm 72:6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
- Micah 5:3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
- Hosea 14:5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Psalm 110:3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
- Romans 10:20But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
- Jeremiah 14:22Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.Can 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.
- Zechariah 14:8And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.
- Romans 15:19-2019 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. 20 In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
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