Job 38:26
To give rain over the no-man’s land, the desert, where no son of earth is;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
In Context
25Who hath cloven—for the torrent—a channel? Or a way for the lightning of thunders;
27To satisfy the wild and the wilderness, to cause to spring forth the meadow of young grass?
Cross References
Psalms 104:10Who hast sent forth springs, through the torrent-beds, Between the mountains, they flow along;
Psalms 147:8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth, who causeth the mountains to sprout grass:
Isaiah 41:18I will open, On bare hills rivers, and In the midst of plains, fountains,—I will make The desert, a lake of water, and Parched land, springs of water;
Jeremiah 10:13At the voice that he uttered, there was a tumult of waters in the heavens, And he caused vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth,—The lightnings for rain, he made, And brought forth wind out of his treasuries.
Hebrews 6:7For, land, which hath drunk in, the rain, thereupon ofttimes coming, and which bringeth forth vegetation fit for them for whom it is even cultivated, partaketh of a blessing from God;
Matthew Henry on Job 38:26-41
God's Sovereign Dominion and Goodness. ( b. c. 1520.) 25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 30 The… Read the whole commentary →