Job 38:26

26 To bring ¹rain on a land without people, On a desert without a man in it,

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 is the way that the light is divided, Or the east wind scattered on the earth?

25 "Who has cleft a channel for the flood, Or a way for the thunderbolt ,

26 To bring rain on a land without people, On a desert without a man in it,

27 To satisfy the waste and desolate land And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?

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

Cross References

• 1. Job 36:27

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "man"