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Gill's Exposition
Who giveth rain upon the earth,.... Not upon the land of Israel only, as the Targum and Jarchi, see Deu 11:11; but upon the whole earth; this is particularly mentioned as being of God, and which none…
Barnes' Notes
Who giveth rain upon the earth - In the previous verse, Eliphaz had said, in general, that God did wonderful things - things which are fitted to lead us to put our trust in him. In this and the…
Eliphaz, having touched Job in a very tender part, in mentioning both the loss of his estate and the death of his children as the just punishment of his sin, that he might not drive him to despair,…
Cambridge Bible
upon the earth lit. upon the face of the earth; and so next clause, upon the face of the fields. He watereth the earth when it is thirsty, with a universal goodness.
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