King James Version
What Does Job 36:27 Mean?
“For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:”
Context
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Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
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Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
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For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
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Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
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Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(27) **The drops of water.**—The origin and first beginnings of the tempest are described. “He maketh small,” or draweth up by exhalation. “They pour down rain,” or “they distil in rain from His vapour,” or “belonging to the vapour thereof.” The rain is first absorbed, and then distilled and poured down.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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