Springtime

Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain, even of Jehovah that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

For, lo, the winter is past; The rain is over and gone; — read the full passage →

For as the earth bringeth forth its bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. — read the full passage →

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.

Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the breath of Jehovah coming up from the wilderness; and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall make spoil of the treasure of all goodly vessels.

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month.

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wideasfor the latter rain.

In the light of the king’s countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength. — read the full passage →

Asa troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So isa righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

For, lo, the winter is past; The rain is over and gone; — read the full passage →

And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: — read the full passage →

and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.

He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;

My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearward.

The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

Distil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, Jehovah, have created it.

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen: — read the full passage →

Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.

And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.

Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter?

For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength.

Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

And the glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land; — read the full passage →

And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, — read the full passage →

We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury. — read the full passage →

And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: — read the full passage →

And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hadst a harlot’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

This is the day which Jehovah hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? neither can salt water yield sweet.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. — read the full passage →

a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

But the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. — read the full passage →

a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

For, lo, the winter is past; The rain is over and gone;

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: — read the full passage →

John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne;

Now if we put the horses’ bridles into their mouths that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;

And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth?

I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron;

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: — read the full passage →

Thus saith Jehovah that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of Jehovah, the excellency of our God.

As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.

For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.

And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, — read the full passage →

And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.