Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
Parallel translations
- WEB who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields;
- BSB He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
- NKJV He gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields.
- NASB “He gives rain on the earth, And sends water on the fields,
- NLT He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields.
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Quick answer
God gives rain on the earth and sends water on the fields. It celebrates his providential care that sustains all life.
Overview
Eliphaz points to rain and irrigation as evidence of God's good governance of creation. This providence is real and gracious, the Maker faithfully nourishing the ground. Jesus affirms the same truth, that the Father sends rain on the just and the unjust, revealing a generosity that flows even to enemies and grounds the call to imitate God's indiscriminate mercy.
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Cross-references · 10
- Acts 14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
- Jer 5:24Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
- Ps 65:9–11Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
- Ps 147:8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
- Jer 14:22Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
- Job 28:26When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
- Amos 4:7And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
- Jer 10:13When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
- Job 38:26–28To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
- Job 36:28Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
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