Job 38:23

God reserves the hail for times of trouble, battle, and war. Even weather can serve as an instrument of his judgment.

Cross-references · 9

• Josh 10:11As they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, Yahweh hurled down great stones from the sky on them to Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the children of Israel killed with the sword.
• Isa 30:30Yahweh will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the descent of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, storm, and hailstones.
• Exod 9:18Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as has not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now.
• Ezek 13:11–13Tell those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will be an overflowing shower; and you, great hailstones, will fall. A stormy wind will tear it.
• Rev 16:21Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.
• Job 36:13“But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don’t cry for help when he binds them.
• Matt 7:27The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell — and great was its fall.”
• Job 36:31For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.
• Exod 9:24So there was very severe hail, and lightning mixed with the hail, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

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