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grain, new wine, and olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That I will give <i>you</i> the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then I will give <i>you</i> the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />that He will provide rain for your land in its season, the early and late rain, so that you may gather your grain, your new wine, and your oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />that He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and late rain, that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />that He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and late rain, that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />that I, <i>Yahweh</i>, will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and late rains, that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />that He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early [fall] rain and the late [spring] rain, so that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your [olive] oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will provide rain for your land in the proper time, the autumn and spring rains, and you will harvest your grain, new wine, and fresh oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will provide rain for your land in the proper time, the autumn and spring rains, and you will harvest your grain, new wine, and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy grain, and thy new wine, and thine oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will send rain on your land at the right time, both in the fall and in the spring. Then you will gather your own grain, new wine, and olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you do, he will send rain on your land when it is needed, in the autumn and in the spring, so that there will be grain, wine, and olive oil for you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then he will send rain on the land in its season—the early and latter rains —then you'll gather grain, new wine, and oil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />then he promises, "I will send rain for your land in its season, the autumn and the spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine, and olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That I will give you the rain of your land in its due season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine and thy oil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then I have given the rain of your land in its season—autumn rain and spring rain—and you have gathered your grain, and your new wine, and your oil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> that I have given the rain of your land in its season -- sprinkling and gathered -- and thou hast gathered thy corn, and thy new wine, and thine oil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I gave the rain of your land in its time, the early and the latter rain; and gather thy grain and thy new wine and thy new oil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He will give to your land the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your corn, and your wine, and your oil, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />he will give to your land the early rain and the late rain, so that you may gather your grain, and your wine, and your oil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will give the seasonal rain to your land, the early rain and the late rain, that you may have your grain, wine and oil to gather in;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, and you will gather in your grain, your wine, and your oil;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He will give you the rain of your land in its due season, the early rain and the latter rain, and you shall gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall give the rain of your land in its time, early and late, and you shall gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then he shall give to thy land the early and latter rain in its season, and thou shalt bring in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=3356" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">God's Great Blessings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>So if you carefully obey the commandments I am giving you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">then I will provide</a> <a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: mə·ṭar- (N-msc) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣə·ḵem (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">for your land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: bə·‘it·tōw (Prep-b:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">in season,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3138.htm" title="3138: yō·w·reh (N-ms) -- The early rain. Active participle of yarah; sprinkling; hence, a sprinkling.">the autumn and spring rains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4456.htm" title="4456: ū·mal·qō·wōš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Latter rain, spring rain. From laqash; the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: wə·’ā·sap̄·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">that you may gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/1715.htm" title="1715: ḏə·ḡā·ne·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Corn, grain (of cereals). From dagah; properly, increase, i.e. Grain.">your grain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8492.htm" title="8492: wə·ṯî·rō·šə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Or tiyrosh; from yarash in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape-juice; by implication fermented wine.">new wine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3323.htm" title="3323: wə·yiṣ·hā·re·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Fresh oil. From tsahar; oil; figuratively, anointing.">and oil.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a></span><br />I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a></span><br />Be 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a></span><br />They 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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a></span><br />So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></span><br />You 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. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. / You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13-15</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. / He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: / wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23</a></span><br />Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</a></span><br />I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a></span><br />He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-35.htm">1 Kings 8:35-36</a></span><br />When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them, / then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a></span><br />Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your corn, and your wine, and your oil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Deuteronomy 28:12</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10,11</a></b></br> Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jude/1-12.htm">Autumn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/numbers/28-2.htm">Due</a> <a href="/numbers/14-40.htm">Early</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-9.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">New</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Rains</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-6.htm">Right</a> <a href="/numbers/28-2.htm">Season</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-10.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/29-4.htm">Autumn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-26.htm">Due</a> <a href="/joshua/3-1.htm">Early</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-15.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">New</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-17.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/job/24-8.htm">Rains</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-6.htm">Season</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-22.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-17.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Another exhortation to obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-2.htm">by their own experience of God's great works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">by promise of God's great blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">and by threatenings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">A careful study is required in God's words</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">The blessing and curse set before them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Near East, rain was a critical factor for agricultural success, and its timing was crucial. The "rain in season" refers to the timely provision of rain necessary for crops to grow. This reflects God's sovereignty over nature and His ability to bless or withhold blessings based on the covenant relationship with His people. The dependence on rain highlights the Israelites' reliance on God for sustenance and prosperity, contrasting with the self-sufficiency often seen in other cultures.<p><b>the autumn and spring rains</b><br>The "autumn and spring rains" are also known as the "early and latter rains." The early rains typically began in October or November, softening the ground for plowing and sowing. The latter rains occurred in March or April, crucial for the maturation of crops. This agricultural cycle was vital for the agrarian society of ancient Israel. The mention of these rains underscores the importance of divine provision in the agricultural calendar. In a broader biblical context, the early and latter rains are sometimes seen as symbolic of spiritual blessings and revival, as referenced in <a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a>.<p><b>that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil</b><br>Grain, new wine, and oil were staples of the Israelite diet and economy. Grain was essential for making bread, the basic food item. New wine, made from freshly harvested grapes, was a symbol of joy and celebration. Oil, primarily olive oil, was used for cooking, lighting, and anointing. The gathering of these products signifies a successful harvest, a direct result of God's blessing through the provision of rain. This phrase emphasizes the connection between obedience to God and the material blessings that follow. It also foreshadows the abundance and prosperity promised in the Messianic age, where Jesus Christ is seen as the provider of spiritual sustenance and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The speaker of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and promises to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The audience receiving God's covenant and instructions through Moses.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/autumn_and_spring_rains.htm">Autumn and Spring Rains</a></b><br>Seasonal rains crucial for agriculture in the ancient Near East, symbolizing God's provision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and Israel, involving blessings for obedience and consequences for disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate provider of all our needs, both physical and spiritual. Just as He provided rain for the Israelites, He provides for us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_blessing.htm">Obedience and Blessing</a></b><br>Understand that God's blessings are often contingent upon our obedience to His commands. Reflect on areas of life where obedience can lead to experiencing God's provision more fully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seasonal_faithfulness.htm">Seasonal Faithfulness</a></b><br>Just as the rains come in their seasons, trust in God's timing and faithfulness in your life. He knows the right time to bring blessings and growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_gifts.htm">Gratitude for God's Gifts</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude for the "grain, new wine, and oil" in your life—symbolic of the various blessings God provides.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_harvest.htm">Spiritual Harvest</a></b><br>Consider how the physical harvest parallels the spiritual harvest in our lives. Are we sowing seeds of faith and obedience to reap a bountiful spiritual harvest?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._11_14_align_with_meteorology.htm">How can Deuteronomy 11:14’s promise of divine control over rainfall be reconciled with modern meteorological science? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_'latter'_and_'former_rain'_mean.htm">What do "Latter Rain" and "Former Rain" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_rain.htm">What does the Bible say about early and latter rain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_sinful_for_him.htm">What does the Bible say about early and latter rain?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">The first rain (after sowing), the latter rain</span> (just before harvest). In the ninth month and the first month respectively. (See <a href="/ezra/10-9.htm" title="Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.">Ezra 10:9</a>; <a href="/ezra/10-13.htm" title="But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.">Ezra 10:13</a>, and <a href="/joel/2-23.htm" title="Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he has given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.">Joel 2:23</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">That thou mayest gather in.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">and thou shalt gather in. </span>Rashi reminds us that this may mean "thou, and not thine enemies." <span class= "ital">"</span>They that have gathered it shall eat it" (<a href="/context/isaiah/62-8.htm" title="The LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give your corn to be meat for your enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink your wine, for the which you have labored:">Isaiah 62:8-9</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The first rain</span>; the rain which falls from the middle of October to the end of December, which prepares the soil for the seed, and keeps it moist after the seed is sown. <span class="cmt_word">The latter rain</span>; that which falls in March and April, about the time when the grain is ripening for harvest; during the time of harvest no rain falls in Palestine. But if they allowed themselves to be deceived and misled, so as to apostatize from the Lord and serve other gods and worship them, the Divine displeasure would be shown in the withholding from them of the blessing, so that they should miserably perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">then I will provide</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַתִּ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rain</span><br /><span class="heb">מְטַֽר־</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṭar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for your land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצְכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in season,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעִתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘it·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the autumn and spring rains,</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹרֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3138.htm">Strong's 3138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sprinkling, a sprinkling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that you may gather</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָסַפְתָּ֣</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·sap̄·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your grain,</span><br /><span class="heb">דְגָנֶ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḡā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1715.htm">Strong's 1715: </a> </span><span class="str2">Corn, grain (of cereals)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">new wine,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯî·rō·šə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8492.htm">Strong's 8492: </a> </span><span class="str2">Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and oil.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiṣ·hā·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3323.htm">Strong's 3323: </a> </span><span class="str2">Oil, anointing</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 11:14 That I will give the rain (Deut. 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