Leviticus 26 · Verse 4

Leviticus 26:4

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.
Leviticus 26:4, King James Version

Leviticus 26:4 in other translations

BSBI will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
WEBthen 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.
ASVthen I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
YLTthen I have given your rains in their season, and the land hath given her produce, and the tree of the field doth give its fruit;
DARBYthen I will give your rain in the season thereof, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit;
BBEThen I will give you rain at the right time, and the land will give her increase and the trees of the field will give their fruit;
WebsterThen 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:

What does Leviticus 26:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Rain 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 26:1-13

This chapter contains a general enforcement of all the laws given by Moses; by promises of reward in case of obedience, on the one hand; and threatenings of punishment for disobedience, on the other. While Israel maintained a national regard to God's worship, sabbaths, and sanctuary, and did not turn aside to idolatry, the Lord engaged to continue to them temporal mercies and religious advantages. These great and…

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Leviticus 26:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.Tiand I will giveH5414
גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖םgish.mei.Khemrains yourH1653
בְּעִתָּ֑םbe.'i.Tamat time theirH6256
וְנָתְנָ֤הve.nat.Nahand it will giveH5414
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe landH776
יְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.Lahproduce itsH2981
וְעֵ֥ץve.'Etzand [the] tree[s] ofH6086
הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704
יִתֵּ֥ןyi.Tenit will giveH5414
פִּרְיֽוֹ\׃pir.Yofruit itsH6529

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Cross references for Leviticus 26:4

  • Psalms 67:6

    Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

  • Zechariah 8:12

    For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

  • Isaiah 30:23

    Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.

  • Deuteronomy 28:12

    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.

  • Ezekiel 36:30

    And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.

  • Job 5:10

    Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

  • Leviticus 25:21

    Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

  • Joel 2:23-24

    Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath 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. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.

  • Ezekiel 34:26-27

    And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

  • Deuteronomy 11:14

    That I will give you 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.

  • Job 38:25-28

    Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

  • Haggai 2:18-19

    Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider it. Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then I.
De 28:12; 1Ki 17:1; Job 5:10; 37:11-13; 38:25-28; Ps 65:9-13; 68:9
Ps 104:13; Isa 5:6; 30:23; Jer 14:22; Eze 34:26,27; Joe 2:23,24
Am 4:7,8; Mt 5:45; Ac 14:17; Jas 5:7,17,18; Re 11:6
the land.
25:21; Ps 67:6; 85:12; Eze 34:27; 36:30; Hag 2:18,19; Zec 8:12

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Context

  • Leviticus 26:3

    If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;

  • Leviticus 26:4

    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.

  • Leviticus 26:5

    And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

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Leviticus 26:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo daré vuestra lluvia en su tiempo, y la tierra rendirá sus producciones, y el árbol del campo dará su fruto;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		je vous donnerai vos pluies en leur temps, et la terre donnera son rapport, et l’arbre des champs donnera son fruit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		so werde ich eure Regen geben zu ihrer Zeit, und das Land wird seinen Ertrag geben, und die Bäume des Feldes werden ihre Frucht geben;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et terra gignet germen suum, et pomis arbores replebuntur.