Job 37:13

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Summary

Job 37:13

He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

Whether

For his

Job 38:26

For mercy

2 Samuel 21:10

1 Kings 18:45

Joel 2:23

General references

Deuteronomy 11:14

Job 36:28

Bible References

Whether

For He says to the snow, “Fall to the earth,”
and the torrential rains, His mighty torrential rains,

For He judges the nations with these;
He gives food in abundance.

Who has the wisdom to number the clouds?
Or who can tilt the water jars of heaven

Tomorrow at this time I will rain down the worst hail that has ever occurred in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.

Samuel called on the Lord, and on that day the Lord sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. On the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.

For his

to bring rain on an uninhabited land,
on a desert with no human life,

For mercy

Rizpah, Aiah’s daughter, took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on the rock from the beginning of the harvest until the rain poured down from heaven on the bodies. She kept the birds of the sky from them by day and the wild animals by night.

In a little while, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a downpour. So Ahab got in his chariot and went to Jezreel.

Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad
in the Lord your God,
because He gives you the autumn rain
for your vindication.

He sends showers for you,
both autumn and spring rain as before.

General references

I will provide rain for your land in the proper time, the autumn and spring rains, and you will harvest your grain, new wine, and oil.

which the clouds pour out
and shower abundantly on mankind.