26to water a land where no man lives, a desert with no one in it,


In Context

23 which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?

24 What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed, or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?

25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,

26 to water a land where no man lives, a desert with no one in it,

27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass?

28 Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew?

Job 38:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:26To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

38:26That it should rain on the earth without man in the wilderness, where no mortal dwelleth :

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

38:26To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

38:26To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness in which there is no man;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:26To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

38:26To cause it to rain on a land — no man, A wilderness — no man in it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;