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Job 5:10

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

"who giveth rain on the earth", which is the land of Israel; for on that rjm br, "a great rain" descends, and "sendeth waters", Myjem, "few (which is added to the text) upon the fields"; which relates to what is without the land, whereupon it does not descend, but the substance of the land of Israel; therefore he saith, the Lord will open to thee his good treasure, and not to others.'

' Sepher Shaar Hassamaim, Tract. 7. c. 12. p. 155. T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 7. 1. T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 14. 1. & Taanith, fol. 64. 2. Tzeror Hammor, fol. 152.

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