31For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
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Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. …
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-33)Elihu is here endeavouring to possess Job with great and high thoughts of God, and so to persuade him into a cheerful submission to his providence. I. He represents the work of God, in general, as illustrious and conspicuous, Job 36:24. His whole work is so. God does nothing mean. This is a good reason why we should acquiesce in all the operations of his providence concerning us in particular. His…
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