Leviticus 26:4

Leviticus 26:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
• New International Version (NIV)I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

Context of Leviticus 26:4

2Observe my days of rest as holy days and respect my holy tent. I am the Lord. 3“This is what I will do if you will live by my laws and carefully obey my commands: “I will give you rain at the right time. The land will produce its crops, and the trees in the field will produce their fruit. 5Threshing time will last until grape gathering, and grape gathering will last until planting. You will eat all you want and live securely in your land. 6“I will bring peace to your land. You will lie down with no one to scare you. I will remove dangerous animals, and there will be no war in your land.

Leviticus 26:4 word by word

וְנָתַתִּ֥י גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖ם בְּעִתָּ֑ם וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִתֵּ֥ן פִּרְיֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you rainגֶּ֫שֶׁםgeshem · rainH1653
• in due seasonעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• and the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• her increaseיְבוּלyebûl · cropsH2981
• and the treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• their fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529

Cross-references for Leviticus 26:4

• Deuteronomy 28:12The Lord will open the heavens, his rich storehouse, for you. He will send rain on your land at the right time and bless everything you do. You will be able to make loans to many nations but won’t need to borrow from any.
• 1 Kings 17:1Elijah, who was from Tishbe but had settled in Gilead, said to Ahab, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord God of Israel whom I serve lives, there will be no dew or rain during the next few years unless I say so.”
• Job 5:10He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
• Job 37:11Yes, he loads the thick clouds with moisture and scatters his lightning from the clouds.
• Job 38:25“Who made a channel for the flooding rains and a path for the thunderstorms
• Psalms 65:9You take care of the earth, and you water it. You make it much richer than it was. (The river of God is filled with water.) You provide grain for them. Indeed, you even prepare the ground.
• Psalms 68:9You watered the land with plenty of rain, O God. You refreshed it when your land was exhausted.
• Psalms 104:13You water the mountains from your home above. You fill the earth with the fruits of your labors.
• Isaiah 5:6I will make it a wasteland. It will never be pruned or hoed. Thorns and weeds will grow in it, and I will command the clouds not to rain on it.
• Isaiah 30:23The Lord will give you rain for the seed that you plant in the ground, and the food that the ground provides will be rich and nourishing. When that day comes, your cattle will graze in large pastures.
• Jeremiah 14:22The worthless gods of the nations can’t make it rain. By themselves, the skies can’t give showers. But you can, O Lord our God. We have hope in you because you do all these things.
• Ezekiel 34:26I will bless them and the places around my hill. I will send rain at the right time. These showers will be a blessing to them.
• Joel 2:23People of Zion, be glad and find joy in the Lord your God. The Lord has given you the Teacher of Righteousness. He has sent the autumn rain and the spring rain as before.
• Amos 4:7I stopped the rain from falling three months before the harvest. I sent rain on one city and not on another. One field had rain. Another field had none and dried up.
• Matthew 5:45In this way you show that you are children of your Father in heaven. He makes his sun rise on people whether they are good or evil. He lets rain fall on them whether they are just or unjust.
• Acts 14:17Yet, by doing good, he has given evidence of his existence. He gives you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons. He fills you with food and your lives with happiness.”

Commentaries on Leviticus 26:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Rain in due season - What in Scripture is called the early and the latter rain. The first fell in Palestine at the commencement of spring, and the latter in autumn - Calmet.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-45Verses 3-45 As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of the nation. The longer similar passage in Deuteronomy Leviticus 26:4 Rain in due season - The periodical rains, on which the fertility of the holy land so much depends, are here spoken of. There are two wet seasons, called…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-39These blessings and curses are similar to a key part of ancient Near Eastern treaties between a suzerain (a powerful king) and a vassal (a lesser king). In these treaties, the suzerain king promised to protect the vassal king and his land. In return, the vassal swore loyalty to the suzerain. Blessings and curses followed, with curses usually being longer (compare Leviticus 26:3–13 with 26:14–39; see also Deuteronomy 27:15–28:68). These treaties often…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase--Rain seldom fell in Judea except at two seasons--the former rain at the end of autumn, the seedtime; and the latter rain in spring, before the beginning of harvest (Jr 5:24).Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 26:4

• Blessing
• Contingencies
• Gifts from God
• Obedience
• Rain
• Reward

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Commentaries on Leviticus 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings