27 For (A)He draws up the drops of water;
They distill rain from its [a]celestial stream,
28 Which clouds pour down;
They drip upon mankind abundantly.
29 Can anyone understand the (B)spreading of the clouds,
The (C)thundering of His [b]pavilion?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:27 Or mist
  2. Job 36:29 Lit booth

For to (A)the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
And to the [a](B)downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’
He (C)seals the hand of every person,
So that (D)all people may know His work.
Then the animal goes into its (E)lair
And remains in its [b]den.
From the [c](F)south comes the storm,
And from the north wind the cold.
10 From the breath of God (G)ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
11 He also (H)loads the clouds with moisture;
He (I)disperses (J)the cloud of His [d]lightning.

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  1. Job 37:6 Lit shower of rain and shower of rains
  2. Job 37:8 Lit dens
  3. Job 37:9 Lit chamber
  4. Job 37:11 Lit light

26 To bring (A)rain on a land without [a]people,
On a desert without a person in it,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:26 Lit man

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