Job 38:26
to cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
In Context
25Who has cleft a channel for the water flood, or the way for the lightning of the thunder,
27to satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], and to cause the tender grass to spring forth?
Cross References
Psalms 104:10He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
Psalms 147:8who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Jeremiah 10:13When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Hebrews 6:7For the soil that has drunk the rain often coming upon it, and bringing forth vegetation useful for those by whom also it is cultivated, partakes of a blessing from God.
Matthew Henry on Job 38:26-41
God's Sovereign Dominion and Goodness. ( b. c. 1520.) 25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 30 The… Read the whole commentary →