29 occurrences

'Dew' in the Bible

May God give you the dew of heaven, and the good things of the earth, and grain and wine in full measure:

Verse ConceptsAlcoholdrought, physicaldrinkingdewWineFertile LandPlenty Of WinePlenty Through God

Then Isaac his father made answer and said to him, Far from the fertile places of the earth, and far from the dew of heaven on high will your living-place be:

Verse ConceptsdewLack Of Rain

And it came about that in the evening little birds came up and the place was covered with them: and in the morning there was dew all round about the tents.

Verse ConceptsdewQuailBirds, Types Of BirdsCamp, Of Israel

And when the dew was gone, on the face of the earth was a small round thing, like small drops of ice on the earth.

Verse ConceptsFrostSmall ThingsCold Weather

When the dew came down on the tents at night, the manna came down with it.

Verse Conceptsdew

My teaching is dropping like rain, coming down like dew on the fields; like rain on the young grass and showers on the garden plants:

Verse ConceptsdewGrassPlantsRainTendernessWeather, As God's JudgmentAbundance, MaterialShowersPeople TeachingHerbsdoctrine

And Israel is living in peace, the fountain of Jacob by himself, in a land of grain and wine, with dew dropping from the heavens.

Verse ConceptsdrinkingGrainWine

See, I will put the wool of a sheep on the grain-floor; if there is dew on the wool only, while all the earth is dry, then I will be certain that it is your purpose to give Israel salvation by my hand as you have said.

Verse ConceptsThreshing Floorstoriesgideon

And it was so: for he got up early on the morning after, and twisting the wool in his hands, he got a basin full of water from the dew on the wool.

Verse ConceptsDivine ManifestationsRising EarlyPressingThose Who Rose Early

Then Gideon said to God, Do not be moved to wrath against me if I say only this: let me make one more test with the wool; let the wool now be dry, while the earth is covered with dew.

Verse ConceptsAskingTestingLet Not God Be AngryTestsexamsgideon

And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it.

O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, you fields of death: for there the arms of the strong have been shamed, the arms of Saul, as if he had not been marked with the holy oil.

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicaldewLack Of RainAnointing Things

Then we will come on him in some place, wherever he may be, falling on him as the dew comes on the earth: and of him and all the men who are with him not one will get away with his life.

Verse ConceptsdewHoly Spirit, Types OfNo SurvivorsKilling Will Happen

And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfBaal Worship, HistoryElijah, Prophecies OfElijah, Life Ofdrought, physicaldewLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityPrayerfulnessRainWeather, As God's JudgmentMiracles Of ElijahCrowsImmigrants

By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.

Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural Useclosure

The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.

Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesdewGrassRageFavorSmilingwrath

I am sleeping, but my heart is awake; it is the sound of my loved one at the door, saying, Be open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my very beautiful one; my head is wet with dew, and my hair with the drops of the night.

Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The Church

For this is what the Lord has said to me: I will be quiet, watching from my place; like the clear heat when the sun is shining, like a mist of dew in the heat of summer.

Verse ConceptsdewHeatHoly Spirit, Types OfHot WeatherGod Seeing All The EarthHerbsSunshine

But keep its broken end and its roots still in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass; let him have the young grass of the field for food, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his part be with the beasts.

Verse ConceptsIronStumps Of A TreeIron ObjectsRelation Of Animals To Man

That they will send you out from among men, to be with the beasts of the field; they will give you grass for your food like the oxen, and you will be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times will go by you, till you are certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives it to any man at his pleasure.

Verse ConceptsBanishmentdewGrassHistorySeven YearsPeople OstracisedRepulsive FoodMen Similar To AnimalsAuthorityDriven From Men

That very hour the order about Nebuchadnezzar was put into effect: and he was sent out from among men, and had grass for his food like the oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair became long as eagles' feathers and his nails like those of birds.

Verse ConceptsMetamorphosisDiseases, Kinds OfSelf RespectAbaseBirds, Types Of BirdsCattleAbasement, Examples OfNailsFinger NailsSuddenlyLong HairPeople OstracisedRepulsive FoodEaglesDriven From Men

And he was sent out from among the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts', and he was living with the asses of the fields; he had grass for his food like the oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he was certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives power over it to anyone at his pleasure.

Verse ConceptsChallengesdewGovernmentGrassPeople OstracisedRepulsive FoodMen Similar To AnimalsWild DonkeysAuthorityDriven From MenKnowing About God's Kingdom

O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.

Verse ConceptsdewLoyaltyMistMorningUnreliabilityWeather, As God's JudgmentLukewarmnessInstabilityWhat Does God Do?

So they will be like the morning cloud, like the dew which goes early away, like the dust of the grain which the wind is driving out of the crushing-floor, like smoke going up from the fireplace.

Verse ConceptsdewChaffMistMorningSmokeThreshing FloorWeather, As God's JudgmentWicked Described AsPassing AwayLight As ChaffsmokingSmoke Used Poetically

I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.

Verse ConceptsdewPlantsHoly Spirit, Types OfRosesChange And Growthfriendliness

And the rest of Jacob will be among the mass of peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which may not be kept back by man, or be waiting for the sons of men.

Verse ConceptsdewGrassSon Of ManShowersLack Of ExpectationSurvivors Favoured

For this cause the heaven over you is kept from giving dew, and the earth from giving her fruit.

Verse ConceptsdewLack Of Rain

For I will let the seed of peace be planted; the vine will give her fruit and the land will give her increase and the heavens will give their dew; and I will give to the rest of this people all these things for their heritage.

Verse ConceptsCropsFruitfulness, NaturalAgriculture, Growth From GoddewSeedVinesLand ProducingSurvivors FavouredTime Of PeaceAgriculturePlanting SeedsSeedsBlessings And ProsperitySowing Seeds

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