Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

to bring rain upon a land without inhabitants, a desert in which no human beings live,

New American Standard Bible

To bring rain on a land without people,
On a desert without a man in it,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

A Conservative Version

to cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, in which 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;

Amplified


To bring rain on the uninhabited land,
And on the desert where no man lives,

Bible in Basic English

Causing rain to come on a land where no man is living, on the waste land which has no people;

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

To cause it to rain upon the earth, not a man; the wilderness not a man in it?

King James 2000

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

Lexham Expanded Bible

to bring rain on a land {where no one lives}, a desert {where no humans live},

Modern King James verseion

to cause rain to fall on the earth where no man is, a wilderness and no man in it;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that it watereth and moistureth the dry and barren ground:

NET Bible

to cause it to rain on an uninhabited land, a desert where there are no human beings,

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

To give rain over the no-man's land, the desert, where no son of earth is;

Webster

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;

Youngs Literal Translation

To cause it to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
To cause it to rain
מטר 
Matar 
Usage: 17

on the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

where no man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

is on the wilderness
מדבּר 
Midbar 
Usage: 271

Context Readings

Yahweh Interrogates Job

25 "Who cuts canals for storm floods, and paths for the lightning and thunder, 26 to bring rain upon a land without inhabitants, a desert in which no human beings live, 27 to satisfy a desolate and devastated desert, causing it to sprout vegetation?

Cross References

Psalm 107:35

He turns a desert into a pool of water, dry land into springs of water.

Job 36:27

He draws up drops of water, distilling it to rain and mist.

Psalm 104:10-14

He causes springs to gush forth into rivers that flow between the mountains.

Psalm 147:8-9

He shields the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth and making grass grow on the hills.

Isaiah 35:1-2

"The desert and the dry land will rejoice; the desert will celebrate and blossom. Like crocuses,

Isaiah 41:18-19

I'll open up rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I'll turn the desert into a pool of water, and the parched land into springs of water.

Isaiah 43:19-20

Watch! I'm about to carry out something new! And now it's springing up don't you recognize it? I'm making a way in the wilderness and paths in the desert.

Jeremiah 14:22

Can any of the worthless gods of the nations make it rain? Can the heavens themselves bring forth showers? Aren't you the one who does this, LORD our God? So we hope in you, for you are the one who does all these things.

Hebrews 6:7-8

For when the ground soaks up rain that often falls on it and continues producing vegetation useful to those for whom it is cultivated, it receives a blessing from God.

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