Job 38:26
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New International Version (©2011)
to water a land where no one lives, an uninhabited desert,

New Living Translation (©2007)
Who makes the rain fall on barren land, in a desert where no one lives?

English Standard Version (©2001)
to bring rain on a land where no man is, on the desert in which there is no man,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
To bring rain on a land without people, On a desert without a man in it,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
to bring rain on an uninhabited land, on a desert with no human life,

International Standard Version (©2012)
to bring rain upon a land without inhabitants, a desert in which no human beings live,

NET Bible (©2006)
to cause it to rain on an uninhabited land, a desert where there are no human beings,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
to bring rain on a land where no one lives, on a desert where there are no humans,

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

American King James Version
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

American Standard Version
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Douay-Rheims Bible
That it should rain on the earth without man in the wilderness, where no mortal dwelleth :

Darby Bible Translation
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man;

English Revised Version
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Webster's Bible Translation
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness in which there is no man;

World English Bible
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

Young's Literal Translation
To cause it to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

38:25-41 Hitherto God had put questions to Job to show him his ignorance; now God shows his weakness. As it is but little that he knows, he ought not to arraign the Divine counsels; it is but little he can do, therefore he ought not to oppose the ways of Providence. See the all-sufficiency of the Divine Providence; it has wherewithal to satisfy the desire of every living thing. And he that takes care of the young ravens, certainly will not be wanting to his people. This being but one instance of the Divine compassion out of many, gives us occasion to think how much good our God does, every day, beyond what we are aware of. Every view we take of his infinite perfections, should remind us of his right to our love, the evil of sinning against him, and our need of his mercy and salvation.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 26. - To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man. God not only causes his rain to fall equally on the just and on the unjust (Matthew 5:45), 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.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man. Which is uninhabited by men, being so dry and barren; where there is no man to cultivate and water it, as gardens are; and where is no man to receive any advantage by the rain that comes upon it; and yet the Lord sends it for the use of animals that dwell there; which shows his care and providence with respect even to the wild beasts of the earth. This may be an emblem of the rain of the Gospel upon the Gentile world, comparable to a wilderness; see Isaiah 35:1.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

26. Since rain fails also on places uninhabited by man, it cannot be that man guides its course. Such rain, though man cannot explain the reason for it, is not lost. God has some wise design in it.

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God Challenges Job
…25Who has divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? …

Job 5:10 He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside.
Job 28:26 when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
Job 36:27 "He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams;
Job 37:13 He brings the clouds to punish people, or to water his earth and show his love.
Job 38:25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,
Psalm 65:12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
Psalm 135:7 He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
Psalm 147:8 He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.