Job 38:26
What does Job 38:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 38:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
KJV
King James Version · 1611To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Causing rain to come on a land where no man is living, on the waste land which has no people;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862To cause <FI>it<Fi> to rain on a land--no man, A wilderness--no man in it.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752That it should rain on the earth without man in the wilderness, where no mortal dwelleth:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 107:35
He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into watersprings.
- Jeremiah 14:22
Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.
- Psalms 104:10
He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;
- Psalms 147:8
Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
- Isaiah 41:18
I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
- Isaiah 35:1
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
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