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Job 36:27–28

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27For he draws up the drops of water;

they distill his amist in brain,

28which cthe skies pour down

and drop on mankind abundantly.

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Cross references

  1. aGen. 2:6 (Heb.)
  2. bPs. 147:8
  3. cProv. 3:20; [Deut. 33:28]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“He draws up the drops of water,

which distill as rain to the streams;

the clouds pour down their moisture

and abundant showers fall on mankind.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For he makes waterdrops evaporate;

they distill the rain into its mist,

which the clouds pour out

and shower abundantly on mankind.

NLTNew Living Translation

He draws up the water vapor

and then distills it into rain.

The rain pours down from the clouds,

and everyone benefits.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Indeed, he draws up the drops of water;

he distills the rain into its mist,

which the clouds pour down;

they shower abundantly on human beings.

KJV 1900King James Version

For he maketh small the drops of water:

They pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

Which the clouds do drop

And distil upon man abundantly.