Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants. New Living Translation Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants. English Standard Version May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. Berean Standard Bible Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants. King James Bible My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: New King James Version Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. New American Standard Bible “May my teaching drip as the rain, My speech trickle as the dew, As droplets on the fresh grass, And as the showers on the vegetation. NASB 1995 “Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb. NASB 1977 “Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb. Legacy Standard Bible Let what I have learned drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb. Amplified Bible “Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the light rain upon the tender grass, And as the spring showers upon the herb. Christian Standard Bible Let my teaching fall like rain and my word settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass and showers on tender plants. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let my teaching fall like rain and my word settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass and showers on tender plants. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Israel, I will teach you. My words will be like gentle rain on tender young plants, or like dew on the grass. English Revised Version 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation Let my teachings come down like raindrops. Let my words drip like dew, like gentle rain on grass, like showers on green plants. Good News Translation My teaching will fall like drops of rain and form on the earth like dew. My words will fall like showers on young plants, like gentle rain on tender grass. International Standard Version May my instructions descend like rain and may my words flow like dew, as light rain upon the grass, and as showers upon new plants. Majority Standard Bible Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants. NET Bible My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth. New Heart English Bible My doctrine shall drop as the rain. My speech shall condense as the dew, as the small rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb. Webster's Bible Translation My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distill as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: World English Bible My doctrine will drop as the rain. My speech will condense as the dew, as the misty rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy doctrine drops as rain; My sayings flow as dew; As storms on the tender grass, "" And as showers on the herb, Young's Literal Translation Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb, Smith's Literal Translation My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My word shall pour out as the dew, As the showers upon the herbage, And as the rains upon the green herb: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet my doctrine gather as the rain, let my speech distil as the dew, as a shower upon the herb, and as drops upon the grass. Catholic Public Domain Version Let my doctrine accumulate like the rain. Let my eloquence form like the dew, like a mist upon the plants, and like water droplets upon the grass. New American Bible May my teaching soak in like the rain, and my utterance drench like the dew, Like a downpour upon the grass, like a shower upon the crops. New Revised Standard Version May my teaching drop like the rain, my speech condense like the dew; like gentle rain on grass, like showers on new growth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy word shall drop as rain, my speech shall fall as dew, as the gentle wind upon the tender herbs, and as the showers upon the grass; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated My teaching shall drop as rain and my speech shall come down as dew, as spiritswinds upon new grass and like gentle showers upon grass: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let my speech be looked for as the rain, and my words come down as dew, as the shower upon the herbage, and as snow upon the grass. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Song of Moses1Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants. 3For I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Ascribe greatness to our God!… Cross References Isaiah 55:10-11 For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. Hosea 6:3 So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth. Psalm 72:6 May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth. Job 29:22-23 After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew. / They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers. Isaiah 44:3-4 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring. / They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams. James 3:17-18 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. / Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness. Matthew 13:23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.” 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. Isaiah 55:1-2 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. Psalm 65:10-11 You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. / You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty. Ezekiel 34:26 I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing. Hebrews 6:7 For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations. 2 Corinthians 9:10 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. Isaiah 45:8 Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it. Treasury of Scripture My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain on the tender herb, and as the showers on the grass: drop 2 Samuel 23:4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. Job 29:22,23 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them… Psalm 72:6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. as the showers Micah 5:7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. Zechariah 10:1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. Jump to Previous Abundant Descend Dew Distil Distill Doctrine Drop Dropping Herb New Plants Rain Sayings Showers Small Speech Teaching Tender Words YoungJump to Next Abundant Descend Dew Distil Distill Doctrine Drop Dropping Herb New Plants Rain Sayings Showers Small Speech Teaching Tender Words YoungDeuteronomy 32 1. Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance46. He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it 48. God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die Let my teaching fall like rain The Hebrew word for "teaching" here is "לֶקַח" (leqach), which can also mean "doctrine" or "instruction." This word suggests a divine impartation of wisdom and knowledge, akin to the nourishing and life-giving properties of rain. In the ancient Near East, rain was a critical and often unpredictable resource, essential for agriculture and survival. Just as rain is vital for the physical sustenance of the land, God's teaching is essential for the spiritual sustenance of His people. The imagery of rain implies abundance, refreshment, and the potential for growth, emphasizing the transformative power of divine instruction. and my speech settle like dew like gentle rain on new grass like showers on tender plants Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Let my teachingלִקְחִ֔י (liq·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3948: Something received, instruction, inveiglement fall יַעֲרֹ֤ף (ya·‘ă·rōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6201: To droop, to drip like rain כַּמָּטָר֙ (kam·mā·ṭār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4306: Rain and my speech אִמְרָתִ֑י (’im·rā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 565: Utterance, speech, word settle תִּזַּ֥ל (tiz·zal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5140: To flow, trickle, drop, distill like dew, כַּטַּ֖ל (kaṭ·ṭal) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2919: Night mist, dew like gentle rain כִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם (kiś·‘î·rim) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8164: Rain (drop) on עֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against new grass, דֶ֔שֶׁא (ḏe·še) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1877: A sprout, grass like showers וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים (wə·ḵir·ḇî·ḇîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7241: Abundant showers on עֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against tender plants. עֵֽשֶׂב׃ (‘ê·śeḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6212: Herb, herbage Links Deuteronomy 32:2 NIVDeuteronomy 32:2 NLT Deuteronomy 32:2 ESV Deuteronomy 32:2 NASB Deuteronomy 32:2 KJV Deuteronomy 32:2 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 32:2 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 32:2 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 32:2 French Bible Deuteronomy 32:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain (Deut. 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