Job 36:31 “For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.”

Job 36:31

For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

World English Bible

For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.

American Standard Version

For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.

Geneva Bible 1599

For thereby hee iudgeth the people, and giueth meate abundantly.

Darby Translation

For with them he judgeth the peoples; he giveth food in abundance.

Young's Literal Translation

For by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance.

Bible in Basic English

For by these he gives food to the peoples, and bread in full measure.

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Cross references

“For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.”

Job 37:13 Genesis 6:17 Genesis 7:17–24 Genesis 19:24 Exodus 9:23–25 Deuteronomy 8:2

Job 37:13 · BSB

Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

Genesis 6:17 · BSB

And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

Genesis 7:17–24 · BSB

For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.

Genesis 19:24 · BSB

Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

Exodus 9:23–25 · BSB

So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 8:2 · BSB

Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

“he giveth”

Psalm 136:25 Acts 14:17 Psalm 104:13–15 Psalm 65:9–13 Job 38:26 Job 38:27

Psalm 136:25 · BSB

He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.

Acts 14:17 · BSB

Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

Psalm 104:13–15 · BSB

He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.

Psalm 65:9–13 · BSB

You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.

Job 38:26 · BSB

to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,

Job 38:27 · BSB

to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.

32He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.

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