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Job 36:28

Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

KJV

qui de nubibus fluunt quæ prætexunt cuncta desuper.

Vulgate

ῥυήσονται παλαιώματα, ἐσκίασεν δὲ νέφη ἐπὶ ἀμυθήτῳ βροτῷ. [1] ὥραν ἔθετο κτήνεσιν, οἴδασιν δὲ κοίτης τάξιν. [2] ἐπὶ τούτοις πᾶσιν οὐκ ἐξίσταταί σου ἡ διάνοια, οὐδὲ διαλλάσσεταί σου ἡ καρδία ἀπὸ σώματος;

LXX

Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.

ASV

אֲשֶֽׁר יִזְּל֥וּ שְׁחָקִ֑ים יִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּ עֲלֵ֤י אָדָ֬ם רָֽב

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
הַרְעִ֤יפוּ
hr'ypv
verb · 5×
יִזְּלוּ
yzlv
verb · 16×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
שְׁחָקִֽים
shchqym
noun · 21×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Prov 3:20 — By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
  • Ps 65:11 — Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.