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on</i> the wilderness, wherein <i>there is</i> no man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To cause it to rain on a land <i>where there is</i> no one, A wilderness in which <i>there is</i> no man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To bring rain on a land without people, <i>On</i> a desert without a person in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To bring rain on a land without people, On a desert without a man in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To bring rain on a land without people, <i>On</i> a desert without a man in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To bring rain on a land without people, <i>On</i> a desert without a man in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To bring rain on the uninhabited land, And on the desert where no man lives,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to bring rain on an uninhabited land, on a desert with no human life,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to bring rain on an uninhabited land, on a desert with no human life, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />on empty deserts where no one lives? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />to bring rain on a land where no one lives, on a desert where there are no humans,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Who makes rain fall where no one lives? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />to bring rain upon a land without inhabitants, a desert in which no human beings live,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />to cause it to rain on an uninhabited land, a desert where there are no human beings, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness in which there is no man;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, on the wilderness, in which there is no man, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To cause [it] to rain on a land [with] no man, "" A wilderness [with] no man in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To cause it to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To cause it to rain upon the earth, not a man; the wilderness not a man in it?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That it should rain on the earth without man in the wilderness, where no mortal dwelleth : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that it would rain on the earth far from man, in the wilderness where no mortal lingers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To bring rain to uninhabited land, the unpeopled wilderness; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to bring rain on a land where no one lives, on the desert, which is empty of human life,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who causes it to rain on a land where no man is, in the wilderness where there is no inhabitant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To send down rain on the land without a man, and in the wilderness where is no man<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to rain upon the land where <i>there is</i> no man, the wilderness, where there is not a man in it; so as to feed the untrodden and uninhabited <i>land</i>,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5998" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">God Challenges Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt, <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4305.htm" title="4305: lə·ham·ṭîr (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To rain. A primitive root; to rain.">to bring rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">a barren</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bār (N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">on a desert</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">where no</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man lives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. / You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Psalm 104:10-14</a></span><br />He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains. / They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. / The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></span><br />Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8-9</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills. / He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28-29</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. / He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a></span><br />So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-45</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a></span><br />He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Psalm 135:7</a></span><br />He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-11.htm">Job 38:11</a></b></br> And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?</p><p class="hdg">on the wilderness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Psalm 104:10-14</a></b></br> He sendeth the springs into the valleys, <i>which</i> run among the hills… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Psalm 107:35</a></b></br> He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8,9</a></b></br> Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/38-3.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/job/30-13.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/21-28.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/38-27.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/psalms/28-4.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/job/38-33.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/38-28.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Water</a> <a href="/psalms/74-2.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/job/39-6.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Job 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">God challenges Job to answer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm">and weakness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>to bring rain on a barren land</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereignty and control over nature. In the ancient Near East, rain was a crucial element for survival, especially in arid regions. The ability to bring rain signifies divine power and provision. In biblical context, rain is often seen as a blessing from God (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a>). The barren land symbolizes areas of life that seem desolate or unproductive, yet God has the power to bring life and renewal. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual renewal, where God brings life to the spiritually barren.<p><b>on a desert where no man lives</b><br>Deserts in the biblical world were often seen as places of testing and desolation, such as the wilderness where the Israelites wandered for 40 years (<a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33</a>). The fact that God provides rain even in uninhabited places underscores His care for all creation, not just human needs. It reflects the idea that God's actions are not limited by human presence or understanding. This can be connected to the theme of God's omnipresence and omniscience, as seen in <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a>. The desert can also be a type of Christ's own time of testing in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>), where He demonstrated reliance on God's word and provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man tested by God through immense suffering, seeking understanding of his trials.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator, who speaks to Job out of the whirlwind, questioning him to reveal divine wisdom and power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/barren_land/desert.htm">Barren Land/Desert</a></b><br>Symbolic of desolation and lifelessness, representing areas beyond human habitation and control.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/whirlwind.htm">Whirlwind</a></b><br>The medium through which God communicates His majesty and authority to Job.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rain.htm">Rain</a></b><br>A symbol of God's provision and sovereignty over creation, even in places unseen by humans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all creation, even in places where human influence is absent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_provision.htm">Divine Provision</a></b><br>Trust in God's ability to provide for all needs, even in seemingly desolate or hopeless situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Acknowledge our limited understanding and control, and the need to rely on God's wisdom and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_in_creation.htm">Purpose in Creation</a></b><br>Understand that God's actions, like sending rain to uninhabited lands, have purpose beyond human comprehension.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_unseen.htm">Faith in the Unseen</a></b><br>Develop faith in God's work and provision, even when it is not immediately visible or understood.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_seeds_grow_naturally.htm">How does a seed grow without human intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_obedience_ensure_rain.htm">(Leviticus 26:4) How can this chapter's claim that obedience directly guarantees rainfall be reconciled with modern meteorological science?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rain_control_fit_meteorology.htm">Zechariah 10:1: How can supernatural control of rain be reconciled with modern meteorology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_38_22_misinterpret_snow.htm">Does Job 38:22's reference to 'storehouses of snow' suggest a misunderstanding of meteorology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(</span>26<span class= "ital">)</span> <span class= "bld">To cause it to rain on the earth.</span>--Because God is mindful of His creation, independently of the wants of man.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man</span>. God not only causes his rain to fall equally on the just and on the unjust (<a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a>), but equally, or almost equally, on inhabited lauds and uninhabited. His providence does not limit itself to supplying the wants of man, but has tender regard to the beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and insects which possess the lands whereon man has not yet set his foot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">to bring rain</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֭הַמְטִיר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ham·ṭîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4305.htm">Strong's 4305: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a barren</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">land,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on a desert</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man [lives],</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-26.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:26 To cause it to rain (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>