Job 5:10
Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
In Context
9Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;
11Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.
Cross References
Job 36:27For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth,
Job 37:6For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.
Psalms 65:9Thou hast visited the earth, thou hast watered it; thou greatly enrichest it: the river of God is full of water; thou providest their corn, when thou hast so prepared it:
Psalms 147:8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;
Jeremiah 10:13When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Amos 4:7And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece [of land] was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →