25 All mankind has seen it;
people have looked at it from a distance.(A)
26 Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge;(B)
the number of his years cannot be counted.(C)
27 For he makes waterdrops evaporate;[a]
they distill the rain into its[b] mist,(D)

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  1. 36:27 Lit he draws in waterdrops
  2. 36:27 Or his

25 All of mankind sees him;
    human beings observe him from afar off.”

God Controls the Weather

26 “God is truly awesome, beyond what we know;
    the number of his years is unknowable.[a]
27 He draws up drops of water,
    distilling it to rain and mist.[b]

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  1. Job 36:26 Or unreachable
  2. Job 36:27 Or distilling rain into mist

25 All humanity has seen it;(A)
    mortals gaze on it from afar.
26 How great is God—beyond our understanding!(B)
    The number of his years is past finding out.(C)

27 “He draws up the drops of water,(D)
    which distill as rain to the streams[a];(E)

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  1. Job 36:27 Or distill from the mist as rain