Over the land thou goest scattering seed.
—Ninib No. 5.
The work of the deities in nature as elsewhere need not always be done immediately, but can be accomplished by the spoken word. Assyrian and Hebrew hymns alike exalt the power of the divine word. The voice that speaks the word is a voice of thunder.
To him that rideth in the ancient heavens,
He uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.
—Psalm 68:34.
As the sound of Adad’s thunder thy voice is awe inspiring.
—Marduk II col. III.
The word of God is irresistible:
Counsellor, favorite of Ea, whose word cannot be withstood,