Job 36:28

Which the clouds doe drop, and distill vpon man aboundantly.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Which the clouds pour down, They drip upon man abundantly.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Flowing down from the sky, and dropping on the peoples.
- Basic English Bible

Which the skies pour down [and] drop upon man abundantly.
- Darby Bible

Which the clouds do drop and distill upon man abundantly.
- Webster's Bible

Which the skies pour down and which drop on man abundantly.
- World English Bible

Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Which the skies pour down and drop upon the multitudes of men.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Job 36:28

36:26 Neither - He is eternal, as in his being, so in all his counsels; which therefore must be infinitely above the comprehension of short - lived men.

36:27 For - Having affirmed that God's works are incomprehensibly great and glorious, he now proves it from the most common works of nature and providence. And hence he leaves it to Job to consider how much more deep and inconceivable the secret counsels of God must be. Water - He orders matters so wisely, that the waters which are in the clouds, do not fall down at once in spouts, which would be pernicious to the earth and to mankind; but by degrees, and in drops. According - According to the proportion of vapours which the heat of the sun hath drawn up by the earth or sea. So it notes that great work of God by which the rain is first made of vapours, and afterwards resolved into vapours, or into the matter of succeeding vapours, by a constant rotation.

36:29 Understand - Whence it comes to pass, that a small cloud, no bigger than a man's hand, suddenly spreads over the whole heavens: how the clouds come to be suddenly gathered, and so condensed as to bring forth thunder and lightning. Noise - The thunder produced in the clouds, which are often called God's tent or tabernacle.

36:30 Light - The lightning; fitly God's light, because God only can light it. It - Upon the cloud, which is in a manner the candlestick in which God sets up this light. The sea - The lightning spreads far and wide over all the parts of the sea, and pierceth deep, reaching even to the bottom of it.