Leviticus 26:4
Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 26:20 is the curse counterpart: 'your land shall not yield its produce, and the trees shall not yield their fruit' — a direct contrast.
Leviticus 25:21 promises a bumper crop in the sixth year for Sabbath obedience — another covenant blessing on the land, same context.
Ezekiel 34:27 continues the echo with 'trees yield fruit' and 'earth yield increase,' verbatim from the blessing here.
James 5:18 has Elijah pray again, and rain comes with fruit — directly mirroring the blessing promised here after obedience.
Zechariah 8:12 promises 'the vine shall yield its fruit, the ground shall give its produce, and the heavens shall give their dew' — a clear parallel.
Haggai 2:19 says 'the vine, fig tree, pomegranate, and olive tree have yielded nothing, but from this day I will bless you' — directly parallel.
Amos 4:8 continues the drought judgment, with cities wandering for water — a stark contrast to the abundant rain promised here.
In Amos 4:7, God withholds rain as judgment — the opposite of the promised blessing here, showing disobedience reverses the covenant.
Joel 2:24 describes overflowing grain, wine, and oil as rain's result, mirroring the land's increase promised here.
Joel 2:23 promises abundant rain (early and latter) as a sign of favor, aligning with the seasonal rain promised here.
Ezekiel 36:30 promises multiplied fruit and produce as part of restoration — a later echo of this covenant blessing for obedience.
Ezekiel 34:26 directly alludes with 'showers in their season' and calls them 'showers of blessing,' echoing this covenant promise.
Isaiah 30:23 promises rain for sowing and abundant bread, closely matching the land's yield here as a future restoration.
Isaiah 5:6 commands no rain as judgment, contrasting the covenant blessing of rain in season promised here.
Psalm 85:12 echoes the promise: 'the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase' — a direct parallel to the agricultural blessing.
Psalm 67:6 says the earth yields its increase — the same harvest blessing, now as a prayer for God's continued favor.
Psalm 65:9-13 echoes this promise of rain and harvest, celebrating God's general provision rather than covenant conditionality.
1 Kings 17:1 announces a drought as judgment, contrasting directly with Leviticus 26:4's promise of rain for obedience. Opposite covenant outcomes.
Deuteronomy 28:12 promises rain in its season as a blessing for obedience, nearly identical to Leviticus 26:4's guarantee of timely rains under the covenant.
Joel 2:22 describes trees bearing fruit as a sign of restoration, directly echoing the covenant promise of trees yielding fruit.
Deuteronomy 11:14 promises 'rain for your land in its season, the early and later rain' — a nearly identical promise of timely rains.
Jeremiah 14:22 affirms that only the LORD gives rain, reinforcing the source of the blessing here against idols.
In 1 Kings 18:1, God's promise to send rain after drought echoes the covenant blessing of rain in due season.
Matthew 5:45 says God sends rain on all, not just the obedient — contrasting conditional covenant blessing with common grace.
Acts 14:17 describes God giving rains and fruitful seasons as universal witness — echoing this promise but extended to all people.
Revelation 11:6 gives witnesses power to shut the sky against rain — a reversal of God's promised blessing here, used as judgment.
James 5:7 uses the farmer waiting for early and late rains — the same agricultural dependence on God that this verse promises.