Job 38:28
Hath the rain a father? or who begetteth the drops of dew?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
In Context
27To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground], and to cause the sprout of the grass to spring forth?
29Out of whose womb cometh the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who bringeth it forth?
Cross References
Genesis 27:39And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, And of the dew of heaven from above;
Deuteronomy 33:28And Israel shall dwell in safety alone, The fountain of Jacob, in a land of corn and new wine; Also his heavens shall drop down dew.
2 Samuel 1:21Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, no rain upon you, nor fields of heave-offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, [as] not anointed with oil.
Job 5:9Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;
Job 38:8And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb?
Psalms 147:8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;
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 →