Job 36:27

For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,

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WEBBE

For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapour,

BSB

For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,

KJV

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

ASV

For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,

BBE

For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,

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כִּי ki for H3588 יְגָרַע ye·ga·ra' he draws up H1639 נִטְפֵי־ nit·fei- drops of H5198 מָיִם ma·yim water H4325 יָזֹקּוּ ya·zo·ku they refine H2212 מָטָר ma·tar rain H4306 לְאֵדוֹ le·'e·do to mist its H108

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 24–33

Elihu endeavours to fill Job with high thought of God, and so to persuade him into cheerful submission to his providence. Man may see God's works, and is capable of discerning his hand in them, which the beasts are not, therefore they ought to give him the glory. But while the worker of iniquity ought to tremble, the true believer should rejoice. Children should hear with pleasure their Father's voice, even when he speaks in terror to his enemies. There is no light but there may be a cloud to intercept it. The light of the favour of God, the light of his countenance, the most blessed light of all, even that light has many a cloud. The clouds of our sins cause the Lord to his face, and hinder the light of his loving-kindness from shining on our souls.

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God Meteorology And Celestial Phenomena

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.