26 to water a land where no one lives,

an uninhabited desert,

27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland

and make it sprout with grass?

28 Does the rain have a father?

Who fathers the drops of dew?

26 to bring rain on a land where no man is,

on the desert in which there is no man,

27 to satisfy the waste and desolate land,

and to make the ground sprout with grass?

28 “Has the rain a father,

or who has begotten the drops of dew?

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is;

On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground;

And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

28 Hath the rain a father?

Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

26 Who makes the rain fall on barren land,

in a desert where no one lives?

27 Who sends rain to satisfy the parched ground

and make the tender grass spring up?

28 “Does the rain have a father?

Who gives birth to the dew?

26 Who waters the land where no one lives,

the desert that has no one in it?

27 Who sends rain to satisfy the empty land

so the grass begins to grow?

28 Does the rain have a father?

Who is father to the drops of dew?

26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is;

On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

27 To satisfy the waste and desolate ground,

And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

28 Hath the rain a father?

Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the sprout of the grass to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who begetteth the drops of dew?

26 to bring rain on a land where no one lives, 

on a desert where there are no humans, 

27 to saturate the desolate wasteland 

in order to make it sprout with grass? 

28 Does the rain have a father? 

Who gave birth to the dewdrops? 

26 to bring rain on an uninhabited land,

on a desert with no human life,

27 to satisfy the parched wasteland

and cause the grass to sprout?

28 Does the rain have a father?

Who fathered the drops of dew?

26 to bring rain on a land where no one lives,

on the desert, which is empty of human life,

27 to satisfy the waste and desolate land,

and to make the ground put forth grass?

28 “Has the rain a father,

or who has begotten the drops of dew?

26 to bring rain on a land where no one lives,

a desert where no humans live,

27 to satisfy desert and wasteland,

and to cause the ground to put forth the rising of grass?

28 Is there a father for the rain,

or who fathered the drops of dew?

26 They bring water to places where no one lives.

They water deserts that do not have anyone in them.

27 They satisfy the needs of dry and empty lands.

They make grass start growing there.

28 Does the rain have a father?

Who is the father of the drops of dew?

26 To bring rain on a land without people,

On a desert without a man in it,

27 To satisfy the waste and desolate land

And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?

28 “Has the rain a father?

Or who has begotten the drops of dew?