Therefore the showers
rabiyb (raw-beeb')
a rain (as an accumulation of drops) -- shower.
have been withholden
mana` (maw-nah')
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury -- deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.
and there hath been no latter rain
malqowsh (mal-koshe')
the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence -- latter rain.
and thou hadst a whore's
zanah (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
'ishshah (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
forehead
metsach (may'-tsakh)
the forehead (as open and prominent) -- brow, forehead, + impudent.
thou refusedst
ma'en (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
to be ashamed
kalam (kaw-lawm')
to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult -- be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.
