Job 38:26
That it should rain on the earth without man in the wilderness, where no mortal dwelleth :
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 violent showers, or a way for noisy thunder :
27That it should fill the desert and desolate land, and should bring forth green grass?
Cross References
Psalms 104:10Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.
Psalms 147:8the Lord enlighteneth the blind. The Lord lifteth up them that are cast down: the Lord loveth the just.
Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers in the high bills, and fountains in the midst of the plains: I will turn the desert into pools of waters, and the impassable land into streams of waters.
Jeremiah 10:13At his voice he giveth a multitude of waters in the heaven, and lifteth up the clouds from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings for rain, and bringeth for the wind out of his treasures.
Hebrews 6:7For the earth that drinketh in the rain which cometh often upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is tilled, receiveth 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 →