Job 28:26
“When hee made a decree for the raine, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:”
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Job 28:26 Context
24For hee looketh to the endes of the earth, and seeth vnder the whole heauen: 25To make the weight for the windes, and he weigheth the waters by measure. 26When hee made a decree for the raine, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: 27Then did he see it, and declare it, he prepared it, yea and searched it out. 28And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord, that is wisedome, and to depart from euill, is vnderstanding.
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Other Translations for Job 28:26
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
- King James Version
When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;
- American Standard Version (1901)
When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;
- Basic English Bible
In appointing a statute for the rain, and a way for the thunder's flash:
- Darby Bible
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
- Webster's Bible
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder;
- World English Bible
In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices,
- Youngs Literal Bible
When He made a decree for the rain, and a way for the storm of thunders;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 28:26
28:26 When - At the first creation, when he settled that course and order which should he continued. A decree - An appointment and as it were a statute law, that it should fall upon the earth, in such times, and places, and proportions.