Key Verse Spotlight
Job 38:26 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“To cause it to rain on the earth, {where} no man {is; on} the wilderness, wherein {there is} no man;”
Job 38:26
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
By what way is the light parted, {which} scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
To cause it to rain on the earth, {where} no man {is; on} the wilderness, wherein {there is} no man;
To satisfy the desolate and waste {ground}; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
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