King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth.
Complete Jewish Bible:
May he be like rain falling on mown grass, like showers watering the land.
Berean Standard Bible:
May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
American Standard Version:
He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
He shall come down{H3381}{H8799)} like rain{H4306} upon the mown{H1488} grass: as showers{H7241} that water{H2222} the earth{H776}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Hosea 6:3
- Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the earth.
Deuteronomy 32:2
- My 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:
2 Samuel 23:4
- And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [when] the sun riseth, [even] a morning without clouds; [as] the tender grass [springing] out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
Hosea 14:5
- I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Hosea 14:7
- They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive [as] the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof [shall be] as the wine of Lebanon.
Psalms 65:10
- Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
Isaiah 14:3
- And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
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Commentary for Psalms 72:6
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H3381
There are 344 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָרַד
Transliteration: yârad
Pronunciation: yaw-rad'
Description: a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down. - Strong's Number: H4306
There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָטַר
Transliteration: mâṭar
Pronunciation: maw-tawr'
Description: from מָטַר; rain; rain. - Strong's Number: H1488
There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גֵּז
Transliteration: gêz
Pronunciation: gaze
Description: from גַּזָז; a fleece (as shorn); also mown grass; fleece, mowing, mown grass. - Strong's Number: H7241
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רָבִיב
Transliteration: râbîyb
Pronunciation: raw-beeb'
Description: from רָבַב; a rain (as an accumulation of drops); shower. - Strong's Number: H2222
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: זַרְזִיף
Transliteration: zarzîyph
Pronunciation: zar-zeef'
Description: by reduplication from an unused root meaning to flow; a pouring rain; water. - Strong's Number: H776
There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶרֶץ
Transliteration: ʼerets
Pronunciation: eh'-rets
Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.