ASV
KJV
23. And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.

ESV
23. They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.

ERVEN
23. They waited for my words as they would for rain. They drank them in like rain in the springtime.

NLT
23. They longed for me to speak as people long for rain. They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain.

WEB
23. They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

NET
23. They waited for me as people wait for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rains.

NLV
23. They waited for me as for rain. And they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.

HCSB
23. They waited for me as for the rain and opened their mouths as for spring showers.

YLT
23. And they wait as [for] rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide [As] for the latter rain.

LITV
23. And they waited for me like the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

RV
23. And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

NCV
23. They waited for me as they would for rain and drank in my words like spring rain.

MKJV
23. And they waited for me like the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

AKJV
23. And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

LXXEN
23. As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they waited for my speech.



KJV
23. And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.

AMP
23. And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths wide as for the spring rain.

KJVP
23. And they waited H3176 W-VPQ3MP for me as for the rain H4306 KD-NMS ; and they opened H6473 VQQ3MP their mouth H6310 W-CMS-3MP wide [ as ] for the latter rain H4456 L-NMS .

YLT
23. And they wait as [for] rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide [As] for the latter rain.

ASV
23. And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

WEB
23. They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

NASB
23. They waited for me as for the rain; they drank in my words like the spring rains.

ESV
23. They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.

RV
23. And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

RSV
23. They waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.

NKJV
23. They waited for me [as] for the rain, And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the spring rain.

MKJV
23. And they waited for me like the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

AKJV
23. And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

NRSV
23. They waited for me as for the rain; they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.

NIV
23. They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.

NIRV
23. They waited for me just as they would wait for showers. They drank my words just as they would drink the spring rain.

NLT
23. They longed for me to speak as people long for rain. They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain.

MSG
23. They welcomed my counsel like spring rain, drinking it all in.

GNB
23. everyone welcomed them just as farmers welcome rain in spring.

NET
23. They waited for me as people wait for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rains.

ERVEN
23. They waited for my words as they would for rain. They drank them in like rain in the springtime.