26To bring rain on a land without people,
         On a desert without a man in it,

27To 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?

29“From whose womb has come the ice?
         And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?

30“Water becomes hard like stone,
         And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.

31“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades,
         Or loose the cords of Orion?

32“Can you lead forth a constellation in its season,
         And guide the Bear with her satellites?

33“Do you know the ordinances of the heavens,
         Or fix their rule over the earth?

34“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
         So that an abundance of water will cover you?

35“Can you send forth lightnings that they may go
         And say to you, ‘Here we are’?

36“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being
         Or given understanding to the mind?

37“Who can count the clouds by wisdom,
         Or tip the water jars of the heavens,

38When the dust hardens into a mass
         And the clods stick together?

39“Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
         Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

40When they crouch in their dens
         And lie in wait in their lair?

41“Who prepares for the raven its nourishment
         When its young cry to God
         And wander about without food?

NASB ©1995

American Standard Version
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Douay-Rheims Bible
That it should rain on the earth without man in the wilderness, where no mortal dwelleth :

Darby Bible Translation
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man;

English Revised Version
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Webster's Bible Translation
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness in which there is no man;

World English Bible
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

Young's Literal Translation
To cause it to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it.August 11 Evening
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Ellen Gould White—The Desire of Ages

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Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica

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