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Job 38:28

Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

KJV

Quis est pluviæ pater ? vel quis genuit stillas roris ?

Vulgate

τίς ἐστιν ὑετοῦ πατήρ; τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ τετοκὼς βώλους δρόσου;

LXX

Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

ASV

הֲ/יֵשׁ לַ/מָּטָ֥ר אָ֑ב א֥וֹ מִי ה֝וֹלִ֗יד אֶגְלֵי טָֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹ
'v
conjunction · 311×
אֶגְלֵי
'gly
noun · 1×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
טַּ֖ל
tl
noun · 31×
יֶשׁ
ysh
pronoun · 137×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
מָטָ֖ר
mtr
noun · 38×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 17:1 — And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my w
  • 1Sam 12:17 — Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD,
  • 2Sam 1:21 — Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had
  • Amos 4:7 — And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained
  • Deut 33:13 — And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
  • Deut 33:28 — Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
  • Gen 27:28 — Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
  • Gen 27:39 — And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
  • Hos 14:5 — I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
  • Jer 5:24 — Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
  • Jer 10:13 — When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind
  • 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 5:9 — Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
  • Job 29:19 — My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
  • Job 38:8 — Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
  • Joel 2:23 — Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter
  • Matt 5:45 — That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
  • Prov 3:20 — By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
  • Ps 65:9 — Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
  • Ps 90:2 — Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
  • Ps 147:8 — Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.