Spring

For lo, the winter hath passed by, The rain hath passed away--it hath gone. — read the full passage →

And we know--we pursue to know Jehovah, As the dawn prepared is His going forth, And He cometh in as a shower to us, As gathered rain--sprinkling earth.'

They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain <FI>in<Fi> showers He doth give to them. To each--the herb in the field.

In the light of a king's face <FI>is<Fi> life, And his good-will <FI>is<Fi> as a cloud of the latter rain.

And God saith, `Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years,

Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.

For, as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, And as a garden causeth its sown things to shoot up, So the Lord Jehovah causeth righteousness and praise To shoot up before all the nations!

Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain--early and latter;

To everything--a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens: — read the full passage →

And they wait as <FI>for<Fi> rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide <FI>As<Fi> for the latter rain.

For lo, the winter hath passed by, The rain hath passed away--it hath gone. — read the full passage →

And ye sons of Zion, joy and rejoice, In Jehovah your God, For He hath given to you the Teacher for righteousness, And causeth to come down to you a shower, Sprinkling and gathered--in the beginning.

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,

A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, <FI>Is<Fi> the righteous falling before the wicked.

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on: — read the full passage →

And Jehovah doth lead thee continually, And hath satisfied in drought thy soul, And thy bones He armeth, And thou hast been as a watered garden, And as an outlet of waters, whose waters lie not.

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin; — read the full passage →

Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,

during all days of the earth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, do not cease.'

They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,

And He who is sitting upon the throne said, `Lo, new I make all things; and He saith to me, `Write, because these words are true and stedfast;'

And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.

The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land, — read the full passage →

And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water.

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead--to their being inexcusable;

Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury--rich men, — read the full passage →

Drop, ye heavens, from above, And clouds do cause righteousness to flow, Earth openeth, and they are fruitful, Salvation and righteousness spring up together, I, Jehovah, have prepared it.

Lo, I am doing a new thing, now it springeth up, Do ye not know it? Yea, I put in a wilderness a way, In a desolate place--floods.

They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose, — read the full passage →

To everything--a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:

doth the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter?

we were buried together, then, with him through the baptism to the death, that even as Christ was raised up out of the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we in newness of life might walk.

and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us, — read the full passage →

And the mirage hath become a pond, And the thirsty land fountains of waters, In the habitation of dragons, Its place of couching down, a court for reed and rush.

A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.

And Elisha dieth, and they bury him, and troops of Moab come in to the land, at the coming in of the year,

and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin;

Though he among brethren produceth fruit, Come in doth an east wind, a wind of Jehovah, From a wilderness it is coming up, And it drieth up his fountain, And become dry doth his spring, It--it spoileth a treasure--every desirable vessel.

Remember not former things, And ancient things consider not. — read the full passage →

Do not fear, O cattle of the field! For sprung forth have pastures of a wilderness, For the tree hath borne its fruit, Fig-tree and vine have given their strength! — read the full passage →

The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land,

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Do not fear, O cattle of the field! For sprung forth have pastures of a wilderness, For the tree hath borne its fruit, Fig-tree and vine have given their strength!

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin; — read the full passage →

Then broken up as the dawn is thy light, And thy health in haste springeth up, Gone before thee hath thy righteousness, The honour of Jehovah doth gather thee.

This <FI>is<Fi> the day Jehovah hath made, We rejoice and are glad in it.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water <FI>is able<Fi> to make.

and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.

Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.

And the hand of Jehovah is heavy on the Ashdodites, and He maketh them desolate, and smiteth them with emerods, Ashdod and its borders.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And they have not said in their heart, `Let us fear, we pray you, Jehovah our God, who is giving rain, The sprinkling and the gathered, in its season, The appointed weeks of harvest He keepeth for us.'

And withheld are showers, and gathered rain hath not been. The forehead of a whorish woman thou hast, Thou hast refused to be ashamed.

To everything--a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens: — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah, thy Maker, and thy Former, From the womb He doth help thee; Fear not, my servant Jacob, And Jeshurun, whom I have fixed on.

When the wicked flourish as a herb, And blossom do all workers of iniquity--For their being destroyed for ever and ever!

lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about;

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

`But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

As the noise of chariots, on the tops of the mountains they skip, As the noise of a flame of fire devouring stubble, As a mighty people set in array for battle.

Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.

As a citron among trees of the forest, So <FI>is<Fi> my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit <FI>is<Fi> sweet to my palate.

A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.

A time to slay, And a time to heal, A time to break down, And a time to build up.

A time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted.

whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you--they have their reward!

Flourishing it doth flourish, and rejoice, Yea, <FI>with<Fi> joy and singing, The honour of Lebanon hath been given to it, The beauty of Carmel and Sharon, They--they see the honour of Jehovah, The majesty of our God.

John to the seven assemblies that <FI>are<Fi> in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from Him who is, and who was, and who is coming, and from the Seven Spirits that are before His throne,

and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,

In the city they run to and fro, On the wall they run, Into houses they go up by the windows, They go in as a thief.

Hast thou not henceforth called to Me, `My father, Thou <FI>art<Fi> the leader of my youth?

`I go before thee, and crooked places make straight, Two-leaved doors of brass I shiver, And bars of iron I cut asunder,

I open on high places rivers, And in midst of valleys fountains, I make a wilderness become a pond of water, And a dry land become springs of water.

So <FI>is<Fi> my friend among the daughters!

A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: — read the full passage →

Jesus Christ yesterday and to-day the same, and to the ages;

For, as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater, — read the full passage →

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

My soul He refresheth, He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, For His name's sake,

Not so the wicked: But--as chaff that wind driveth away!

And the Ashdodites rise early on the morrow, and lo, Dagon is fallen on its face to the earth, before the ark of Jehovah; and they take Dagon, and put it back to its place.

The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.

I pray you, let those fearing Jehovah say, That, to the age <FI>is<Fi> His kindness.

As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.

`And it hath been--if thou hearken diligently unto My commands which I am commanding you to-day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve Him with all your heart, and with all your soul-- — read the full passage →

A time to seek, And a time to destroy. A time to keep, And a time to cast away.

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth, — read the full passage →

And he stayeth yet other seven days, and addeth to send forth the dove from the ark;