Job 38:26 · KJV
“To cause it to rain on the earth, {where} no man {is; on} the wilderness, wherein {there is} no man;”
— Job 38:26
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
To satisfy the desolate and waste {ground}; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
Job 38 — Context
By what way is the light parted, {which} scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
25Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26To cause it to rain on the earth, {where} no man {is; on} the wilderness, wherein {there is} no man;
27To satisfy the desolate and waste {ground}; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Cross References
Jeremiah 14:22
Are there {any} among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? {art} not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these {things}.
Hebrews 6:7-8
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: {by: or, for}
Psalms 107:35
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
Isaiah 43:19-20
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, {and} rivers in the desert.
Psalms 147:8-9
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
Job 36:27
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
Isaiah 35:1-2
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
Psalms 104:10-14
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, {which} run among the hills. {He: Heb. Who} {run: Heb. walk}