Job 38:26
so that it would rain on the earth far from man, in the wilderness where no mortal lingers,
Catholic Public Domain 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 gave a course to the rainstorms, and a path to the resounding thunder,
27so that it would fill impassable and desolate places, and would bring forth green plants?
Cross References
Psalms 104:10And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
Psalms 147:8He announces his word to Jacob, his justices and his judgments to Israel.
Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers in the high hills, and fountains in the midst of the plains. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the impassable land into streams of water.
Jeremiah 10:13At his voice, he grants a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he lifts up the clouds from the ends of the earth. He causes the lightning with the rain, and he leads forth the wind from his storehouses.
Hebrews 6:7For the earth accepts a blessing from God, by drinking in the rain that often falls upon it, and by producing plants that are useful to those by whom it is cultivated.
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 →