Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 5:11
To set up on high those that be low - He so distributes his providential blessings without partiality, that the land of the poor man is as well sunned and watered as that of the rich; so that he is thus set upon a level with the lords of the soil. read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 5:10
Who giveth rain upon the earth - The Chaldee gives this verse a fine turn: "Who gives rain on the face of the land of Israel, and sends waters on the face of the provinces of the people." Similar to our Lord's saying, which is expressed in the half of the compass: Your Father which is in heaven - Sendeth Rain on the Just and on the Unjust; Matthew 5:45 . Sendeth waters upon the fields - The term חצות chutsoth , which we translate fields, and generally signifies streets, may here... read more