Job 38:28
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of the dew?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
In Context
27To satisfy waste and desolate lands; and to promote the growth of the tender grass?
29Out of whose womb cometh forth the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven—who giveth birth to it?
Cross References
Genesis 27:39And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and [blessed] by the dew of heaven from above;
Deuteronomy 33:28And then dwelt Israel in safety, alone, the fountain of Jacob; in a land of corn and wine; also its heavens shall drop down dew.
2 Samuel 1:21O mountains of Gilboa', no dew, nor rain be upon you, nor fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty was stained, the shield of Saul, as though it had not been anointed with oil.
Job 5:9Who doth great things which are unsearchable, marvelous things till they are without number;
Job 38:8And who closed up with doors the sea, when, issuing forth, it came out of the deep bosom of the earth?
Psalms 147:8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who causeth grass to grow upon the mountains;
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 →