27 “He draws up the drops of water,(A)
    which distill as rain to the streams[a];(B)
28 the clouds pour down their moisture
    and abundant showers(C) fall on mankind.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:27 Or distill from the mist as rain

Listen!(A) Listen to the roar of his voice,(B)
    to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.(C)
He unleashes his lightning(D) beneath the whole heaven
    and sends it to the ends of the earth.(E)
After that comes the sound of his roar;
    he thunders(F) with his majestic voice.(G)
When his voice resounds,
    he holds nothing back.
God’s voice thunders(H) in marvelous ways;(I)
    he does great things beyond our understanding.(J)
He says to the snow,(K) ‘Fall on the earth,’
    and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’(L)

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10 The breath of God produces ice,
    and the broad waters become frozen.(A)
11 He loads the clouds with moisture;(B)
    he scatters his lightning(C) through them.(D)
12 At his direction they swirl around
    over the face of the whole earth
    to do whatever he commands them.(E)
13 He brings the clouds to punish people,(F)
    or to water his earth and show his love.(G)

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25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain,
    and a path for the thunderstorm,(A)

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