Job 38:26
Who brings rain to an uninhabited land, to a desert where nobody lives,
Free Bible 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 cuts a channel for the rain to flow? Who creates a path for the thunderbolt?
27to water a parched wasteland to make the green grass grow?
Cross References
Psalms 104:10You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.
Psalms 147:8He covers the sky with clouds to bring rain to the earth, and makes the grass grow on the hills.
Isaiah 41:18I will open up rivers in the desolate highlands and springs in the valleys. I will make pools in the wilderness and springs in the desert.
Jeremiah 10:13The waters of the heavens rain down with a roar at his command. He makes the clouds to rise all over the earth. He makes lightning to accompany rain, and sends the wind from his storehouses.
Hebrews 6:7Land that has been watered by rain, and produces crops for those who farm it, has God's blessing.
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 →