Job 38:26

26 to bring rain on a land {where no one lives}, a desert {where no humans live},

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 Where then [is] the way [where] [the] light is distributed, [where] he scatters [the] east wind upon [the] earth?

25 "Who has cut open a channel for the torrents and a way for [the] {thunder bolts},

26 to bring rain on a land {where no one lives}, a desert {where no humans live},

27 to satisfy desert and wasteland, and to cause [the ground] to put forth [the] rising of grass?

28 Is there a father for the rain, or who fathered [the] drops of dew?

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "not a man"
• [b]. Literally "not humans in it"