וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃
at hinihintay nila ako na gaya ng paghihintay sa ulan, at ibinubuka nila nang maluwang ang kanilang bibig na gaya ng sa huling ulan.
Rashi
after a long time After a long time they would speak, because most of their time was spent in silence, for they were anxiously waiting to hear my words.