Jer 14:22 | NET2full | STEP | Do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall ? Do the skies themselves send showers ? Is it not you , O Lord our God , who does this? So we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this .”

‏ Jeremiah 14:22

22 Do any of the worthless idols ^{▼▼tn The word הֶבֶל (hevel), often translated “vanities,” is a common pejorative epithet for idols or false gods. See already in 8:19 and 10:8.} of the nations cause rain to fall?
Do the skies themselves send showers?
Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? ^{▼▼tn Heb “Is it not you, O Lord our God?” The words “who does” are supplied in the translation for English style.}
So we put our hopes in you ^{▼▼tn The rhetorical negatives are balanced by a rhetorical positive.}
because you alone do all this.”