Job 36:27
For he draweth up drops of water, They trickle as rain through his mist;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
In Context
26Lo, GOD, is greater than we can know, The number of his years, even past finding out!
28With which the clouds flow down, They drop on man in abundance.
Cross References
Genesis 2:5Now, no bush of the field, as yet—was in the earth, and, no herb of the field, as yet had sprung up,—because Yahweh God had not sent rain on the earth, and, man, was there none to till the ground;
Job 5:10Who giveth rain, upon the face of the earth, and sendeth forth waters, over the face of the open fields;
Job 36:33His rolling thunder telleth concerning him,—The cattle, even, concerning him that is coming up.
Job 38:34Canst thou lift up, to the thick cloud, thy voice, and the overflow of waters cover thee?
Psalms 147:8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth, who causeth the mountains to sprout grass:
Proverbs 3:20By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.
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 →