He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
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Gill's Exposition
He causeth it to come,.... The cloud, and rain by it;
whether for correction; for the reproof and chastisement of men for their sins, by suffering such quantities to fall as wash away, or corrupt…
Barnes' Notes
He causeth it to come - That is, the rain, or the storm. It is entirely under the hand of God, like the lightning Job 36:30, and designed to accomplish his purposes of mercy and of justice. Whether…
Adam Clarke
He causeth it to come - The Vulgate translates the text thus: Sive in una tribu, sine in terra sua, sive in quocunque loco misericordiae suae eas jusserit inveniri. "Whether in one tribe, or whether…
The changes and extremities of the weather, wet or dry, hot or cold, are the subject of a great deal of our common talk and observation; but how seldom do we think and speak of these things, as Elihu…
Cambridge Bible
This is the natural rendering of the Heb. If right the words "correction" (rod, ch. Job 21:9) and "mercy" must refer to God's purposes in regard to men, while the words "for his earth" refer more to…
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