Job 38:26

26 to cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

Job 38:26 Meaning and Commentary

Job 38:26

To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is]; [on] the
wilderness, wherein [there is] no man.
] Which is uninhabited by men, being so dry and barren; where there is no man to cultivate and water it, as gardens are; and where is no man to receive any advantage by the rain that comes upon it; and yet the Lord sends it for the use of animals that dwell there; which shows his care and providence with respect even to the wild beasts of the earth. This may be an emblem of the rain of the Gospel upon the Gentile world, comparable to a wilderness; see ( Isaiah 35:1 ) .

Job 38:26 In-Context

24 By what way is the light divided; from where is the east wind scattered upon the earth?

25 Who has divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters or a way for the lightning of thunder,

26 to cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

27 to satisfy the desolate and waste ground and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

28 Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of the dew?