Job 5:10
Who is giving rain on the face of the land, And is sending waters on the out-places.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
In Context
9Doing great things, and there is no searching. Wonderful, till there is no numbering.
11To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high [in] safety.
Cross References
Job 36:27When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,
Job 37:6For to snow He saith, 'Be [on] the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power.
Psalms 65:9Thou hast inspected the earth, and waterest it, Thou makest it very rich, the rivulet of God [is] full of water, Thou preparest their corn, When thus Thou dost prepare it,
Psalms 147:8Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
Jeremiah 10:13At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters [is] in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And bringeth out wind from His treasures.
Amos 4:7And I also — I have withheld from you the rain. While yet three months to harvest, And I have sent rain on one city, And on another city I do not send rain, One portion is rained on, And the portion on which it raineth not withereth.
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 →