Job 38:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁸ Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁸ Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁸ Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁸ Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

Common English Bible

²⁸ Has the rain a father who brought forth drops of dew?

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁸ Who is the father of rain, or who conceived the drops of dew?

Job 38:28 Cross References

Genesis 27:28

And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and wine:

Genesis 27:39

And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, And of the dew of heaven from above;

2 Samuel 1:21

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

Job 29:19

My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch:

Job 36:27

For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapour:

Job 36:28

Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.

Job 38:8

Or who shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;

Psalm 147:8

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

Proverbs 3:20

By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.

Jeremiah 10:13

when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.

Jeremiah 14:22

Are there any among the vanities of the heathen 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.

Jeremiah 5:24

Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

Hosea 14:5

I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

Joel 2:23

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month.

Amos 4:7

And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

Matthew 5:45

that ye may be sons of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

Deuteronomy 33:13

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land; For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that coucheth beneath,

Deuteronomy 33:28

And Israel dwelleth in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of corn and wine; Yea, his heavens drop down dew.