Parallel Verses
King James Version
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
New American Standard Bible
On a desert without a man in it,
Holman Bible
on a desert with no human life,
International Standard Version
to bring rain upon a land without inhabitants, a desert in which no human beings live,
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.
Themes
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 38:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Interrogates Job
25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
Cross References
Psalm 107:35
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
Job 36:27
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
Psalm 104:10-14
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
Psalm 147:8-9
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
Isaiah 35:1-2
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
Isaiah 41:18-19
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Isaiah 43:19-20
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Jeremiah 14:22
Are 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.
Hebrews 6:7-8
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: