Zechariah
Zechariah 10:1
1Ask the LORD for rain in springtime;
the LORD makes the storm clouds,
and He will give everyone showers of rain
and crops in the field.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ask | שַׁאֲל֨וּ | ša·’ă·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7592 ask, inquire |
| the LORD | מֵיְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| for rain | מָטָר֙ | mā·ṭār | Noun - masculine singular | H4306 rain |
| in springtime | בְּעֵ֣ת | bə·‘êṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H6256 time |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| makes | עֹשֶׂ֣ה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the storm clouds | חֲזִיזִ֑ים | ḥă·zî·zîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2385 bolt, lightning flash |
| and He will give | יִתֵּ֣ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| everyone | לְאִ֖ישׁ | lə·’îš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| showers | גֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ | ge·šem | Noun - masculine singular | H1653 rain, shower |
| of rain | וּמְטַר־ | ū·mə·ṭar- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4306 rain |
| and crops | עֵ֥שֶׂב | ‘ê·śeḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H6212 herb, herbage |
| in the field | בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ | baś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 5:16–18 · Matthew 7:7–8 · Isaiah 44:3 · Psalm 65:9 · James 5:7 · Deuteronomy 28:23 · John 16:23 · Isaiah 30:23 · Ezekiel 36:37 · Micah 5:7 · Amos 4:7 · Hosea 10:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.