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People of Zion, be glad. Be joyful because of what the Lord your God has done. He has given you the right amount of rain in the fall. He has sent you plenty of showers. He has sent fall and spring rains alike, just as he did before.
Reference
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Hebrew: Tsîyôwn
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
Hebrew: gîyl
properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
Hebrew: ʻâlaz
to jump for joy, i.e. exult
Hebrew: gâlâl
a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βροχή (brochḗ)
rain
Hebrew: geshem
a shower
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πταίω (ptaíō)
to trip, i.e. (figuratively) to err, sin, fail (of salvation)
Hebrew: kishshâlôwn
properly, a tottering, i.e. ruin
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: tôwʻâphâh
(only in plural collective) weariness, i.e. (by implication) toil (treasure so obtained) or speed
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: πταίω (ptaíō)
to trip, i.e. (figuratively) to err, sin, fail (of salvation)
Hebrew: kishshâlôwn
properly, a tottering, i.e. ruin
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: nêbek
a fountain
Hebrew: yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
Greek: ἔνδικος (éndikos)
in the right, i.e. equitable
Hebrew: tsaddîyq
just
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: πρῶτον (prōton)
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
Hebrew: ṭᵉrôwm
not yet
Parallel theme
Leviticus 26:4
Deuteronomy 11:14
Psalm 149:2
Isaiah 30:23
References Lord
Philippians 4:4
Hosea 6:3
Isaiah 41:16
Zechariah 10:1
Philippians 3:1
Psalm 28:7
Verse Explanation
The people are told to rejoice because God will send the early and later rains as before, restoring agricultural productivity and demonstrating His faithfulness to His people.
History
Agricultural calendar: Early and later rains were crucial for planting, growth, and harvest in the land of Judah.