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Job 38

Job 38:26 KJV (With Strong’s)

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To cause it to rain
matar (Hebrew #4305)
to rain
KJV usage: (cause to) rain (upon).
Pronounce: maw-tar'
Origin: a primitive root
a on the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, where no man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
is; on the wilderness
midbar (Hebrew #4057)
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
KJV usage: desert, south, speech, wilderness.
Pronounce: mid-bawr'
Origin: from 1696 in the sense of driving
, wherein there is no man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
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Psa. 147:8• 8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains; (Psa. 147:8)
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Jer. 14:22• 22Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou HE, Jehovah, our God? And we wait upon thee; for thou hast made all these things. (Jer. 14:22)

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Cross References

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To cause.It is well known that rain falls copiously in thunder storms. The flash is first seen, the clap is next heard, and last the rain descends; though in fact they all take place at the same time.
The lightning traverses all space in no perceivable succession of time.
Sound is propagated at the rate of 1,142 feet in a second.
Rain travels still more slowly, and will be seen sooner or later according to the weight of the drops, and the distance of the cloud.
Now as water is composed of two elastic airs or gases, called oxygen and hydrogen, in the proportion of 88 of the former and 11 3/4 of the latter in 100 parts, the electric spark, or matter of lightning, passing through the atmosphere, ignites and decomposes those gases, which explode; and the water falls down in the form of rain. This explosion, as well as the rushing in of the circumambient air to restore the equilibrium, will account for the clap and peal; and thus by the lightning of thunder God causes it to rain on the earth.on the wilderness.
Psa. 104:10‑14• 10He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains;
 11They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
 12The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.
 13He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
 14He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth, (Psa. 104:10‑14)
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Psa. 107:35• 35He maketh the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs; (Psa. 107:35)
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Psa. 147:8‑9• 8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;
 9Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry. (Psa. 147:8‑9)
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Isa. 35:1‑2• 1The wilderness and the dry land shall be gladdened; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
 2It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and shouting: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of Jehovah, the excellency of our God. (Isa. 35:1‑2)
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Isa. 41:18‑19• 18I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry land into water-springs.
 19I will give in the wilderness the cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oleaster; I will set in the desert the cypress, pine, and box-tree together; (Isa. 41:18‑19)
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Isa. 43:19‑20• 19behold, I do a new thing; now it shall spring forth: shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the waste.
 20The beast of the field shall glorify me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I will give waters in the wilderness, rivers in the waste, to give drink to my people, my chosen. (Isa. 43:19‑20)
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Jer. 14:22• 22Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou HE, Jehovah, our God? And we wait upon thee; for thou hast made all these things. (Jer. 14:22)
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Heb. 6:7‑8• 7For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;
 8but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end is to be burned. (Heb. 6:7‑8)

J. N. Darby Translation

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