Treasury of Scripture Knowledge They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower. as for the rain Psalm 72:6 He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth. the latter rain Hosea 6:3 He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth. Zechariah 10:1 Ask ye of the Lord rain in the latter season, and the Lord will make snows, and will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. Context Job's Former Blessings…22To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them. 23They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.24If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth.… Cross References Job 29:22 To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them. Job 29:24 If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth. Psalm 81:10 For I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. Psalm 119:131 I opened my mouth, and panted: because I longed for thy commandments. Proverbs 16:15 In the cheerfulness of the king's countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain. Hosea 6:3 He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth. Lexicon They waitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּ (wə·yi·ḥă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3176: To wait, to be patient, hope for me as for rain כַמָּטָ֣ר (ḵam·mā·ṭār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4306: Rain and drank in my words פָּעֲר֥וּ (pā·‘ă·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6473: To open wide (the mouth) like spring showers. לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ (lə·mal·qō·wōš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4456: The spring rain, eloquence Additional Translations They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they waited for my speech. And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain. And they wait as for rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide As for the latter rain. Jump to Previous Drank Latter Mouth Mouths Opened Opening Rain Rains Showers Spring Wait Waited Waiting Wide WordsJump to Next Drank Latter Mouth Mouths Opened Opening Rain Rains Showers Spring Wait Waited Waiting Wide WordsLinks Job 29:23 NIVJob 29:23 NLT Job 29:23 ESV Job 29:23 NASB Job 29:23 KJV Job 29:23 Bible Apps Job 29:23 Biblia Paralela Job 29:23 Chinese Bible Job 29:23 French Bible Job 29:23 German Bible Alphabetical: and as drank for in me mouth my opened rain showers spring the their They waited words OT Poetry: Job 29:23 They waited for me as (Jb) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |