Job 36:28
“Which the skies pour down and which drop on man abundantly.”
What does Job 36:28 mean?
This line appears in Elihu's speech about how rain falls from the clouds to water the earth and sustain human life. He's pointing to something we often take for granted: the natural cycle of water that makes all life possible. The rain that "pours down" and "drops abundantly" is God's provision working through the created world, reaching every person who needs it. In the context of Job's suffering, Elihu seems to be reminding him that even in a world with pain and hardship, God's care continues to flow generously, the way rain sustains both the righteous and the unrighteous without distinction.