Job 36:31

By providing plenty of rain for us, he enables us to have abundant food.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

In Context

30He causes lightning to flash all around him, but he causes the bottom of the oceans to remain dark.

32It is as though he holds the lightning in his hands, and then he commands it to strike where he wants it to.

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Cross References

Genesis 7:17It rained for 40 days and nights, and the flood increased. It flooded until the water lifted the boat above the ground.

Exodus 9:23So Moses/I lifted his/my stick up toward the sky. And Yahweh sent down hail, all over the land of Egypt. There was also thunder and lightning.

Deuteronomy 8:15Do not forget that he led them while they traveled through that huge and terrible desert, where there were poisonous snakes and scorpions. And do not forget that where the ground was very dry and there was no water, he caused water to flow for them out of ◄solid/very hard► rock.

1 Samuel 2:10Yahweh, you will break into pieces those who oppose you. You will cause thunder in the sky to show that you ◄oppose/are angry with► them. Yahweh, you will judge people everywhere, even those who live in the most remote places on the earth. You will give strength to the king whom you will appoint, and give him great power over his enemies.”

1 Samuel 12:18Then Samuel prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh caused it to thunder and lightning and rain. So all the people became very afraid of Yahweh and of Samuel.

Job 38:22“Have you entered the place where I store the snow and the place where I keep the hail?

Matthew Henry on Job 36:25-33

24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold. 25 Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off. 26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. 27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: 28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. 29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle? 30 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the… Read the whole commentary →

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