Job

Job 38:26–27

²⁶to bring rain on a barren land,

on a desert where no man lives,

²⁷to satisfy the parched wasteland

and make it sprout with tender grass?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to bring rain	לְ֭הַמְטִיר	lə·ham·ṭîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4305 rain
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a barren	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
on a desert	מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
where no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	אָדָ֥ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to satisfy	לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ	lə·haś·bî·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
the parched	שֹׁ֭אָה	šō·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7722 ravage (?)
wasteland	וּמְשֹׁאָ֑ה	ū·mə·šō·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4875 desolation
and make it sprout	וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ	ū·lə·haṣ·mî·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6779 sprout, spring up
with tender grass	דֶֽשֶׁא׃	ḏe·še	Noun - masculine singular	H1877 grass

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 38:26 Jeremiah 14:22 · Hebrews 6:7–8 · Psalm 107:35

Job 38:27 Psalm 107:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.