Bible Cross References
heaven
1 Kings 17:1
A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, "In the name of the LORD, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so."
Leviticus 26:19
I will break your stubborn pride; there will be no rain, and your land will be dry and as hard as iron.
Deuteronomy 11:17
If you do, the LORD will become angry with you. He will hold back the rain, and your ground will become too dry for crops to grow. Then you will soon die there, even though it is a good land that he is giving you.
Deuteronomy 28:12
He will send rain in season from his rich storehouse in the sky and bless all your work, so that you will lend to many nations, but you will not have to borrow from any.
Deuteronomy 28:23
No rain will fall, and your ground will become as hard as iron.
Deuteronomy 28:24
Instead of rain, the LORD will send down duststorms and sandstorms until you are destroyed.
2 Samuel 24:13
Gad went to him, told him what the LORD had said, and asked, "Which is it to be? Three years of famine in your land or three months of running away from your enemies or three days of an epidemic in your land? Now think it over, and tell me what answer to take back to the LORD."
Jeremiah 14:1-7
1
The LORD said to me concerning the drought,
2
"Judah is in mourning; its cities are dying, its people lie on the ground in sorrow, and Jerusalem cries out for help.
3
The rich people send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; they come back with their jars empty. Discouraged and confused, they hide their faces.
4
Because there is no rain and the ground is dried up, the farmers are sick at heart; they hide their faces.
5
In the field the mother deer abandons her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
6
The wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals; their eyesight fails them because they have no food.
7
My people cry out to me, 'Even though our sins accuse us, help us, LORD, as you have promised. We have turned away from you many times; we have sinned against you.
Ezekiel 14:13
"Mortal man," he said, "if a country sins and is unfaithful to me, I will reach out and destroy its supply of food. I will send a famine and kill people and animals alike.
Malachi 3:10
Bring the full amount of your tithes to the Temple, so that there will be plenty of food there. Put me to the test and you will see that I will open the windows of heaven and pour out on you in abundance all kinds of good things.
Luke 4:25
Listen to me: it is true that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three and a half years and a severe famine spread throughout the whole land.
Revelation 11:6
They have authority to shut up the sky so that there will be no rain during the time they proclaim God's message. They have authority also over the springs of water, to turn them into blood; they have authority also to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
if they pray
1 Kings 8:33
"When your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and then when they turn to you and come to this Temple, humbly praying to you for forgiveness,
2 Chronicles 6:24
"When your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you and then when they turn to you and come to this Temple, humbly praying to you for forgiveness,
2 Chronicles 6:26
"When you hold back the rain because your people have sinned against you and then when they repent and face this Temple, humbly praying to you,
Romans 10:9
If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved.
Romans 15:9
and to enable even the Gentiles to praise God for his mercy. As the scripture says, "And so I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to you."
confess
1 Kings 8:29
Watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have chosen to be worshiped. Hear me when I face this Temple and pray.
1 Kings 8:30
Hear my prayers and the prayers of your people when they face this place and pray. In your home in heaven hear us and forgive us.
Joel 1:13-20
13
Put on sackcloth and weep, you priests who serve at the altar! Go into the Temple and mourn all night! There is no grain or wine to offer your God.
14
Give orders for a fast; call an assembly! Gather the leaders and all the people of Judah into the Temple of the LORD your God and cry out to him!
15
The day of the LORD is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction. What terror that day will bring!
16
We look on helpless as our crops are destroyed. There is no joy in the Temple of our God.
17
The seeds die in the dry earth. There is no grain to be stored, and so the empty granaries are in ruins.
18
The cattle are bellowing in distress because there is no pasture for them; the flocks of sheep also suffer.
19
I cry out to you, LORD, because the pastures and trees are dried up, as though a fire had burned them.
20
Even the wild animals cry out to you because the streams have become dry.
Joel 2:15-17
15
Blow the trumpet on Mount Zion; give orders for a fast and call an assembly!
16
Gather the people together; prepare them for a sacred meeting; bring the old people; gather the children and the babies too. Even newly married couples must leave their homes and come.
17
The priests, serving the LORD between the altar and the entrance of the Temple, must weep and pray: "Have pity on your people, LORD. Do not let other nations despise us and mock us by saying, 'Where is your God?' "
and turn
1 Kings 8:33
"When your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and then when they turn to you and come to this Temple, humbly praying to you for forgiveness,
Isaiah 1:15
"When you lift your hands in prayer, I will not look at you. No matter how much you pray, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with blood.
Isaiah 1:16
Wash yourselves clean. Stop all this evil that I see you doing. Yes, stop doing evil
Isaiah 9:13
The people of Israel have not repented; even though the LORD Almighty has punished them, they have not returned to him.
Ezekiel 18:30-32
30
"Now I, the Sovereign LORD, am telling you Israelites that I will judge each of you by what you have done. Turn away from all the evil you are doing, and don't let your sin destroy you.
31
Give up all the evil you have been doing, and get yourselves new minds and hearts. Why do you Israelites want to die?
32
I do not want anyone to die," says the Sovereign LORD. "Turn away from your sins and live."
Hosea 14:1
Return to the LORD your God, people of Israel. Your sin has made you stumble and fall.