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.

LEVITICUS 26:4KJV
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Leviticus 26:4 (KJV)

What does Leviticus 26:4 mean?

Leviticus 26:4 promises that if the Israelites obey God, He will provide rain at the right time, so the land will be productive and the trees will bear fruit. This verse highlights a direct link between the people’s faithfulness and the natural blessings they receive.

In this chapter, God is speaking to the Israelites through Moses, laying out the blessings that will come from following His commands. The verse uses everyday images—rain, crops, and fruit—to show how obedience leads to real, tangible benefits in their daily lives. The promise is practical, focusing on the agricultural needs of a farming community.

The Hebrew behind Leviticus 26:4

  • The word for "give" (נָתַן, natan) appears several times, emphasizing that these blessings are gifts from God, not just natural occurrences.
  • "Rain" (מָטָר, matar) refers to the seasonal rains essential for crops in ancient Israel, highlighting how dependent the people were on God for survival.
  • "Season" (עֵת, et) means the right or appointed time, stressing that the rain comes when it is most needed, not randomly.
  • "Increase" (יְבוּל, yevul) and "fruit" (פְּרִי, peri) both point to abundance, showing that the promise is about more than just survival—it is about thriving.

Why Leviticus 26:4 matters

  • This verse clears up any idea that blessings are automatic; it shows they are connected to the people’s relationship with God.
  • The focus on rain and crops reveals how God’s care touches daily, physical needs, not just spiritual matters.
  • Leviticus 26:4 sets the stage for the rest of the chapter, which contrasts blessings for obedience with consequences for disobedience, helping readers see the broader covenant context.

Where else these words appear

“increase” Hebrew H2981 · used in 13 verses

  • Leviticus 26:20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
  • Job 20:28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
  • Ezekiel 34:27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

“rain” Hebrew H1653 · used in 33 verses

  • Genesis 7:12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
  • Job 37:6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
  • Jeremiah 14:4 Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

“fruit” Hebrew H6529 · used in 107 verses

  • Genesis 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
  • Nehemiah 10:37 And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
  • Isaiah 37:31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward: