Job 36:27
He draws up the water and distils it into the dew and the rain.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
In Context
26See how great God is—more than we can understand! No one can count his years.
28The clouds pour down rain, falling plentifully on humankind.
Cross References
Genesis 2:5Up to this point there were no wild plants or crops growing on the earth, because the Lord God hadn't sent rain, and there was no one to cultivate the ground.
Job 5:10He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
Job 36:33Thunder declares his presence—even cattle know when a storm is coming.”
Job 38:34Can you shout to the clouds and command them to pour rain down on you?
Psalms 147:8He covers the sky with clouds to bring rain to the earth, and makes the grass grow on the hills.
Proverbs 3:20It was through his knowledge the waters of the deep were broken open, and the clouds sent down the dew.
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 →