27 “For (A)He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from [a]the [b]mist,
28 Which the clouds pour down,
They drip upon man abundantly.
29 “Can anyone understand the (B)spreading of the clouds,
The (C)thundering of His [c]pavilion?

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  1. Job 36:27 Lit its
  2. Job 36:27 Or flood
  3. Job 36:29 Lit booth

“For to (A)the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
And to the [a](B)downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’
“He (C)seals the hand of every man,
That (D)all men may know His work.
“Then the beast goes into its (E)lair
And remains in its [b]den.
“Out of the [c](F)south comes the storm,
And out of the [d]north the cold.
10 “From the breath of God (G)ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
11 “Also with moisture He (H)loads the thick cloud;
He (I)disperses (J)the cloud of His [e]lightning.

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  1. Job 37:6 Lit shower of rain and shower of rains
  2. Job 37:8 Lit dens
  3. Job 37:9 Lit chamber
  4. Job 37:9 Lit scattering winds
  5. Job 37:11 Lit light

26 To bring (A)rain on a land without [a]people,
On a desert without a man in it,

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  1. Job 38:26 Lit man