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they distill his mist in rain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For He draws up drops of water, Which distill as rain from the mist,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For He draws up the drops of water; They distill rain from its celestial stream,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain for His stream,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he makes waterdrops evaporate; they distill the rain into its mist,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He makes waterdrops evaporate; they distill the rain into its mist, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God gathers moisture into the clouds <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he draweth up the drops of water, which distil in rain from his vapour:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He collects drops of water. He distills rain from his mist,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is God who takes water from the earth and turns it into drops of rain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He draws up drops of water, distilling it to rain and mist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He draws up drops of water; they distill the rain into its mist, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor of it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When He diminishes droppings of the waters, "" They refine rain according to its vapor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he will withhold the drops of water: they will pour out rain for its vapor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He lifteth up the drops of rain, and poureth out showers like floods : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He carries away the drops of rain, and he sends forth showers like a raging whirlpool;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He holds in check the waterdrops that filter in rain from his flood, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he draws up the drops of water; he distills his mist in rain,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For if we should number the pillars of the heaven, and bind the drops of rain by themselves, which the skies do drop in their season;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If he will number the pillars of Heaven and will bind the drops of rain by himself<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For He draweth away the drops of water, Which distil rain from His vapour;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the drops of rain are numbered by him, and shall be poured out in rain to form a cloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/36-27.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=5664" 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/36.htm">Elihu Declares God's Justice and Power</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1639.htm" title="1639: yə·ḡā·ra‘ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To diminish, restrain, withdraw. A primitive root; to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold.">He draws up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5198.htm" title="5198: niṭ·p̄ê- (N-mpc) -- A drop, an aromatic gum. From nataph; a drop; specifically, an aromatic gum.">drops</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of water</a> <a href="/hebrew/2212.htm" title="2212: yā·zōq·qū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To refine, purify. A primitive root; to strain, extract, clarify.">which distill</a> <a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: mā·ṭār (N-ms) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">the rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/108.htm" title="108: lə·’ê·ḏōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A mist. From the same as 'uwd; a fog.">from the mist,</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.…<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/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:7</a></span><br />All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the place from which the streams come, there again they flow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Jeremiah 10:13</a></span><br />When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Amos 9:6</a></span><br />He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6</a></span><br />But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.<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="/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="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-10</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20</a></span><br />By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></span><br />I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”<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="/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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he makes small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor thereof:</p><p class="hdg">he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-9.htm">Job 5:9</a></b></br> Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25-28,34</a></b></br> Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Genesis 2:5,6</a></b></br> And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and <i>there was</i> not a man to till the ground… </p><p class="hdg">the vapour</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-33.htm">Job 36:33</a></b></br> The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Psalm 148:8</a></b></br> Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-4.htm">Diminish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Distil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Distill</a> <a href="/job/36-15.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/job/33-22.htm">Draws</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-13.htm">Droppings</a> <a href="/numbers/35-23.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Formeth</a> <a href="/job/35-11.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/job/29-19.htm">Mist</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/job/29-23.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/job/28-1.htm">Refine</a> <a href="/job/28-14.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/job/34-24.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Small</a> <a href="/job/29-6.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/james/4-14.htm">Vapor</a> <a href="/james/4-14.htm">Vapour</a> <a href="/job/34-7.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/30-14.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/107-38.htm">Diminish</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Distil</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Distill</a> <a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Draws</a> <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Droppings</a> <a href="/job/38-28.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/psalms/94-9.htm">Formeth</a> <a href="/job/39-27.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Mist</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Refine</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/job/37-3.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Small</a> <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Vapor</a> <a href="/job/36-33.htm">Vapour</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/37-10.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Job 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-1.htm">Elihu shows how God is just in his ways</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-16.htm">How Job's sins hinder God's blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-24.htm">God's works are to be magnified</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'; 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The process of drawing up water can be seen as a reference to the water cycle, which is a natural phenomenon that God orchestrates. In biblical times, understanding of such processes was limited, yet the text acknowledges God's hand in creation. This aligns with <a href="/genesis/1-7.htm">Genesis 1:7</a>, where God separates the waters, demonstrating His authority over the elements. The imagery of God drawing up water also reflects His provision and care for the earth, as seen in <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13</a>, where He waters the mountains from His upper chambers.<p><b>which distill the rain</b><br>The distillation of rain suggests a purification process, indicating God's ability to cleanse and renew. This can be connected to the concept of spiritual purification, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-18</a>, where God calls His people to wash and be clean. The rain is a symbol of blessing and life, as it nourishes the earth and allows for growth, paralleling the spiritual nourishment God provides. In the New Testament, Jesus speaks of living water in <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</a>, offering spiritual sustenance and eternal life.<p><b>from the mist</b><br>The mist represents the unseen and mysterious ways in which God works. In the ancient Near East, mist and dew were crucial for agriculture, especially in arid regions. This reliance on mist underscores the dependence on God's provision. The mist can also symbolize the Holy Spirit, who moves in unseen ways to accomplish God's purposes, as seen in <a href="/john/3-8.htm">John 3:8</a>, where the Spirit is compared to the wind. This phrase reminds believers of God's omnipresence and His ability to work beyond human understanding, as echoed in <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a>, which speaks of the depth of God's wisdom and knowledge.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective on God's justice and majesty. Elihu is the speaker in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who suffers greatly and seeks understanding of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator, whose wisdom and power are being described by Elihu in this passage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rain.htm">Rain</a></b><br>A natural phenomenon used by Elihu to illustrate God's control and providence over creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mist.htm">Mist</a></b><br>Represents the process of evaporation and condensation, highlighting God's intricate design in nature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty in Nature</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all natural processes, including the water cycle. This should lead to trust in His provision and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_creation.htm">The Majesty of Creation</a></b><br>Reflect on the complexity and beauty of creation as a testament to God's wisdom and power. This should inspire worship and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as the earth depends on rain, we depend on God for spiritual and physical sustenance. Cultivate a heart of gratitude and reliance on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>Understand that God provides for all His creation, and this should encourage us to trust Him in times of need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_god's_ways.htm">The Mystery of God's Ways</a></b><br>Acknowledge that God's ways are often beyond our understanding, yet they are always purposeful and good.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_36_27-28_scientifically_accurate.htm">In Job 36:27–28, which describes God’s hand in the water cycle, are there scientific inconsistencies in attributing weather events solely to divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_26_8_conflict_with_meteorology.htm">Job 26:8: How can clouds hold vast amounts of water without breaking, and does this verse conflict with modern meteorological understanding? </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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_weather_with_science.htm">Matthew 5:45 – How can attributing sunshine and rain to God’s direct action be reconciled with modern scientific understanding of weather and astronomy? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">The drops of water.</span>--The origin and first beginnings of the tempest are described. "He maketh small," or draweth up by exhalation. "They pour down rain," or "they distil in rain from His vapour," or "belonging to the vapour thereof." The rain is first absorbed, and then distilled and poured down.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he maketh small the drops of water</span>; rather, <span class="accented">he drawth up the drops of water</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> by the heat of his sun he causes exhalations to arise from the sea and the moist earth, and draws them up into the higher regions of the atmosphere, where they are condensed into clouds, that hang suspended in the air. <span class="cmt_word">They pour down rain according to the vapour thereof</span>; literally, <span class="accented">they flow down as rain for his mist.</span> The water collected in the clouds flows down in the shape of rain for the purpose of watering the earth (see <a href="/genesis/2-6.htm">Genesis 2:6</a>, where the same word (<span class="hebrew">אד</span>) occurs). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/36-27.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֭י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He draws up</span><br /><span class="heb">יְגָרַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḡā·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1639.htm">Strong's 1639: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scrape off, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drops</span><br /><span class="heb">נִטְפֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(niṭ·p̄ê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5198.htm">Strong's 5198: </a> </span><span class="str2">A drop, an aromatic gum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of water</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which distill</span><br /><span class="heb">יָזֹ֖קּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·zōq·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strain, extract, clarify</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the rain</span><br /><span class="heb">מָטָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṭār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the mist,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֵדֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ê·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_108.htm">Strong's 108: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mist</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/36-27.htm">OT Poetry: Job 36:27 For he draws up the drops (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/36-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 36:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 36:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/36-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 36:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 36:28" /></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>