Job 36:27

For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,

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In The King James Version

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

In Context

26Truly, God is great, greater than all our knowledge; the number of his years may not be searched out.

28Flowing down from the sky, and dropping on the peoples.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:5In the day when the Lord God made earth and heaven there were no plants of the field on the earth, and no grass had come up: for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to do work on the land.

Job 5:10Who gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields:

Job 36:33The thunder makes clear his passion, and the storm gives news of his wrath.

Job 38:34Is your voice sent up to the cloud, so that you may be covered by the weight of waters?

Psalms 147:8By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.

Proverbs 3:20By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.

Matthew Henry on Job 36:25-33

24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold. 25 Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off. 26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. 27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: 28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. 29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle? 30 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the… Read the whole commentary →

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