Job 38:26

In 11 translations

BSB

to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,

KJV

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

WEB

to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,

ASV

To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

LSV

To cause [it] to rain on a land [with] no man, || A wilderness [with] no man in it.

YLT

To cause [it] to rain on a land — no man, A wilderness — no man in it.

DBY

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man;

DRC

That it should rain on the earth without man in the wilderness, where no mortal dwelleth:

GNV

To cause it to raine on the earth where no man is, and in the wildernes where there is no man?

JPS

To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

LXXE

to rain upon the land where there is no man, the wilderness, where there is not a man in it; so as to feed the untrodden and uninhabited land,

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Original-language editions

WLC

לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא־אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא־אָדָ֥ם בּֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

τοῦ ὑετίσαι ἐπὶ γῆν οὗ οὐκ ἀνήρ, ἔρημον οὗ οὐχ ὑπάρχει ἄνθρωπος ἐν αὐτῇ,

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• 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.
• Psalms 107:35He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
• Hebrews 6:7–8For 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. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse…
• Isaiah 35:1–2The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and…
• Job 36:27For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
• Psalms 104:10–14He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains. They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among…
• Isaiah 43:19–20Behold, 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. The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the…
• Psalms 147:8–9who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills. He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
• Isaiah 41:18–19I 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. I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias,…

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