Job 5:10
Who giveth rain upon the surface of the earth, and sendeth out waters over the face of the fields;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
In Context
9Who doth great things which are unsearchable, marvelous things till they are without number;
11To set up the lowly on high, that those who mourn may rise high to happiness;
Cross References
Job 36:27For he taketh away drops of water, which are purified into rain in his mist:
Job 37:6For to the snow he saith, Be thou on the earth: likewise the pouring rain, and to the pouring rains of his strength.
Psalms 65:9(65:10) Thou hast thought of the earth, and waterest her abundantly; thou greatly enrichest her; the brook of God is full of water: thou preparest their corn, when thou hast thus prepared her.
Psalms 147:8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who causeth grass to grow upon the mountains;
Jeremiah 10:13At the sound when he giveth a multitude of waters in the heavens, and causeth clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; when he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures:
Amos 4:7And I also had indeed withholden from you the rain, when it was yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and upon another city I caused it not to rain; one piece of land was rained upon, and another piece whereupon it rained not became dried up;
Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →