Lack of rain in the region and volatile global food prices have made a bad situation worse.

And We rained upon them a rain . Miserable was the rain of those forewarned .

And We rained upon them a rain . Miserable was the rain of those forewarned .

Poor peasants use their own seeds from the preceding season, lack fertilizer, depend on rain rather than irrigation, and have little if any mechanization beyond a traditional hoe.

And We rained down on them a rain . Dreadful is the rain of those forewarned .

And We rained down on them a rain . Dreadful is the rain of those forewarned .

Decorative Rain

and rained down upon them a rain of stones . Evil was the rain of those who were warned !

and rained down upon them a rain of stones . Evil was the rain of those who were warned !

By the sky ( having rain clouds ) which gives rain , again and again .

By the sky ( having rain clouds ) which gives rain , again and again .

and We rained on them a rain and evil is the rain of them that are warned .

And We rained a rain upon them . Dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned .

and We rained on them a rain and evil is the rain of them that are warned .

And We rained a rain upon them . Dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned .

And We rained upon them a rain of stones , and evil was the rain of those who were warned .

And We rained upon them a rain of stones , and evil was the rain of those who were warned .

And We rained upon them a rain of stones , and evil was the rain of those who were warned .

And We rained upon them a rain of stones , and evil was the rain of those who were warned .

By heaven of the returning rain ,

By heaven of the returning rain ,

Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

And We rained on them a rain and evil indeed is the rain of them that are warned .

And We rained on them a rain . And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned .

We rained upon them a rain , and evil is the rain ( of stones ) on those that are warned .

And We rained on them a rain , and evil was the rain of those who had been warned .

And We rained on them a rain and evil indeed is the rain of them that are warned .

And We rained on them a rain . And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned .

We rained upon them a rain , and evil is the rain ( of stones ) on those that are warned .

And We rained on them a rain , and evil was the rain of those who had been warned .

We need rain.

It may rain.

It may rain.

And We rained down on them a rain ( of stones ) . So evil was the rain of those who were warned .

And We rained down on them a rain ( of stones ) . So evil was the rain of those who were warned .

And We rained upon them a rain ill was the rain upon the warned .

And We rained upon them a rain ill was the rain upon the warned .

Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in Yahweh, your God for he gives you the former rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain, as before.

So for example, if I'm speaking in English, I have to speak grammatically differently if I'm talking about past rain, It rained yesterday, current rain, It is raining now, or future rain, It will rain tomorrow.

And We rained on them a rain ( of torment ) . And how evil was the rain of those who had been warned .

And We rained on them a rain ( of torment ) . And how evil was the rain of those who had been warned .

And We rained on them a rain . So ill was the rain on those warned ?

And We rained on them a rain . So ill was the rain on those warned ?

I was late because of the rain.

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.