Job 37:13

He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

Cross-reference

Job 37:6 Parallel

Job 37:6 describes God commanding snow and rain, while verse 13 explains the purposes—correction, land, mercy—completing the picture.

Job 36:31 Parallel

Job 36:31 says God uses clouds to judge and provide food, directly paralleling the purposes of weather given in this verse.

Job 38:26 Parallel

In Job 38:26, God sends rain on uninhabited desert — a direct example of the 'for his land' purpose here.

Job 38:27 Parallel

In Job 38:27, rain satisfies the waste and causes grass to grow, illustrating the 'for his land' purpose.

Job 38:37 Parallel

In Job 38:37, God's rhetorical questions about clouds emphasize His wisdom behind the purposes listed here.

Exodus 9:18–25 Historical context

Exodus 9:18-25 shows God sending hail for correction, a direct example of the 'correction' purpose in this verse.

1 Samuel 12:18 Historical context

In 1 Samuel 12:18, God sends thunder and rain as a sign of correction, illustrating the 'correction' purpose here.

Joel 2:23 Parallel

Joel 2:23 explicitly links rain to God's faithfulness and blessing, directly echoing the mercy purpose in Job 37:13.

1 Kings 18:45 shows God sending rain as mercy after drought, illustrating the 'for mercy' purpose in Job 37:13.

Ezra 10:9 Historical context

In Ezra 10:9, heavy rain accompanies a solemn assembly for repentance, reflecting the 'correction' or 'mercy' purposes of rain.