Job 38:28
Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
29Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Cross References
Genesis 27:39And Isaac his father answered and said unto him: Behold, of the fat places of the earth shall be thy dwelling, and of the dew of heaven from above;
Deuteronomy 33:28And Israel dwelleth in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in a land of corn and wine; yea, his heavens drop down dew.
2 Samuel 1:21Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of choice fruits; for there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.
Job 5:9Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;
Job 38:8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, and issued out of the womb;
Psalms 147:8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.
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 →