Amos 4:7

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And also I have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one part was rained upon, and the part upon which it rained not withered.

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Caesarius of Arles

AD 542

If we cannot gather spiritual fruits through our own labor, it is just that we dispense with holy zeal and most fervent charity those which have been collected by others. Since the Lord threatens that, because of the sins of the people, “I will cause it to rain upon one city and cause it not to rain upon another city,” we ought to strive with great care that we may not be that city upon which the rain of the Word of God either does not come at all or, at least, only late and rarely. Without any doubt, if the dew or rain of the Word of God is provided too late, the fruits of souls will be the same as earthly fruits which do not receive rain.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Months. The latter rain falls in April. See Deuteronomy xi. 14. (Calmet) Harvest. Septuagint have as usual, "vintage. "But this is less accurate, as it never rains in the preceding summer months. (St. Jerome)

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