New Living Translation
They longed for me to speak as people long for rain. They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain.

American Standard Version
And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

Berean Study Bible
They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.

English Revised Version
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

King James Bible
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

World English Bible
They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

Young's Literal Translation
And they wait as for rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide As for the latter rain.

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