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Job 38:26
Job 38:26 is verse 26 of Job chapter 38, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,
King James Version
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
World English Bible
to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,
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Job 38:24–28 · Berean Standard Bible
24 In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?
25 Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,
26 to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,
27 to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?
28 Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 104:10He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
Psalms 104:11They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
Psalms 104:12The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
Psalms 104:13He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
Psalms 104:14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
Psalms 107:35He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
Psalms 147:8who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Psalms 147:9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
Isaiah 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.
Isaiah 41:19I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,
Isaiah 43:19Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
Isaiah 43:20The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
Jeremiah 14:22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
Hebrews 6:7For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
Hebrews 6:8But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.