Job 36:27
When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
In Context
28Which raine the cloudes do droppe and let fall abundantly vpon man.
Cross References
Genesis 2:5And euery plant of the fielde, before it was in the earth, and euery herbe of the field, before it grewe: for the Lord God had not caused it to raine vpon the earth, neither was there a man to till the ground,
Job 5:10He giueth raine vpon the earth, and powreth water vpon the streetes,
Job 36:33His companion sheweth him thereof, and there is anger in rising vp.
Job 38:34Canst thou lift vp thy voice to the cloudes that the aboundance of water may couer thee?
Psalms 147:8Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:
Proverbs 3:20By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.
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 →