Job 5:10
Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth water upon the fields;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
In Context
9Who doeth great things and unsearchable; Yea, marvellous things without number;
11Who placeth the lowly in high places, And restoreth the afflicted to prosperity;
Cross References
Job 36:27Lo! he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil rain from his vapor;
Job 37:6For he saith to the snow, “Be thou on the earth!” To the shower also, even the showers of his might.
Psalms 65:9Thou visitest the earth and waterest it; Thou enrichest it exceedingly; The river of God is full of water. Thou suppliest the earth with corn, When thou hast thus prepared it.
Psalms 147:8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who causeth grass to grow upon the mountains.
Jeremiah 10:13When he uttereth his voice there is an abundance of water in the heavens; He causeth clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; He maketh lightnings with rain; He bringeth the wind from his storehouses.
Amos 4:7I also have withholden from you the rain three months before the harvest; I have caused it to rain upon one city, And upon another city have I not caused it to rain; One piece of ground hath been rained upon, And another, upon which I have not caused it to rain, hath withered.
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 →