Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
Then shall he give the rain of thy seed - rather, 'for thy seed.' Physical prosperity accompanies national piety, especially under the Old Testament. The early rain fell soon after the seed was sown, in October or November; the latter rain in the spring, before the ripening of the corn. Both were needed for a good harvest.
And bread of the increase - the produce of the earth. And bread of the increase - the produce of the earth.
And it shall be fat - bread made of the best wheat flour (cf. Genesis 49:20; Deuteronomy 32:14, "the fat of kidneys of wheat").