4:7a “I also withheld the rain from you

“I also stopped it raining ⌊in your (plur.) fields⌋ ,
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“I caused no rain to fall ⌊on your farms⌋

4:7b when the harvest was three months away.

although the harvest was due in three months’ time.
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when there were still three more months ⌊for the grain to grow⌋ before it should be cut.

4:7a–b (reordered)

“Also, three months before harvest time, ⌊when the grain needed it the most,⌋ I stopped rain from falling.

4:7c I sent rain on one city

I sent rain ⌊to fall⌋ on one town.
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I made it rain on one town,

4:7d but withheld it from another.

But ⌊I⌋ stopped it from ⌊falling in⌋ another.
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and I made it not rain in another town.

4:7e One field received rain;

One field received rain
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It rained on one farm

4:7f another without rain withered.

but another ⌊field⌋ did not receive rain and it dried up.
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and it did not rain in another ⌊farm,⌋ therefore the crops dried up.

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