Job 38:26
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
KJV
ut plueret super terram absque homine in deserto, ubi nullus mortalium commoratur ;
Vulgate
τοῦ ὑετίσαι ἐπὶ γῆν οὗ οὐκ ἀνήρ, ἔρημον οὗ οὐχ ὑπάρχει ἄνθρωπος ἐν αὐτῇ,
LXX
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
ASV
לְ֭/הַמְטִיר עַל אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא אָדָ֥ם בּֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
יַמְטֵ֥ר
ymtr
verb · 17×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מִּדְבָּ֑ר
mdbr
noun · 270×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Gen 2:5 — And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the grou
- Heb 6:7 — 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:
- Jer 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 t
- Jer 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 t
- Job 5:10 — Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
- Job 36:31 — For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
- Job 37:13 — He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
- Prov 3:20 — By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
- Ps 65:12 — They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
- Ps 107:35 — He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.