# the Valley of Tears

This refers to a dry, arid place. Some Bible versions have "the Valley of Baca." The word "Baca" means "weeping."

# The early rains

This means the rain that falls in autumn before the cold season. This is during the months of October and November on Western calendars.

# blessings

Here the word "blessings" is a metonym for the pools of water that make people who live in dry lands happy. Alternate translation: "pools of water that make them happy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])