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Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
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God's Power Over Nature
Commentators agree that this verse powerfully illustrates God's absolute sovereignty over the natural world. Job points to God's ability to cause both droughts by withholding rain and catastrophic floods by sending it. This serves as a clear and undeniable example of God's direct control over creation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He withholdeth the waters—From the clouds and springs. He has control over the rains and the fountains; and when these are withheld…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up Or "lays a restraint in" or "on the waters" F19; eithe…
This is a noble discourse of Job concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering all the affairs of humankind according to the co…
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13th Century
Catholic
Job asserted above (verse 2) that what Zophar had said about the excellent greatness of God was evident to all people. Here, he intends to show tha…
