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Job 36:27

Job 36:27 (WEB)

For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,

Fathers and councils · 2

Cyril of Jerusalem

  • “Learn then thine own weakness; learn from this instance the mightiness of God: for He hath numbered the drops of rain, which have been poured down on all the earth, not only now but in all time.” — editor's note: Job xxxvi. 27: ἀριθμηταὶ δὲ αὐτῷ σταγόνες ὑετοῦ. R.V. For He draweth up the drops of water.

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Basil the Great

  • “He who planned all with weight and measure, He who, according to the word of Job, knows the number of the drops of rain, knew how long His work would last, and for how much consumption of fire He ought to allow.” — editor's note: Job xxxvi. 27, LXX.

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