Elihu explains that God directs the weather with specific intentions. Commentators highlight three purposes from this verse: 1) for 'correction' as a form of discipline or judgment, 2) 'for his land' to provide for the earth He owns and sustains, and 3) 'for lovingkindness' as an expression of His mercy and care for all creation. This shows that nothing in nature is random; it serves God's sovereign plan.