Job 5:10

“Who giveth rain upon the earth, etc.] Not upon the land of Israel only, as the Targum and Jarchi, (see <051111>Deuteronomy 11:11); but upon the whole earth; this is particularly mentioned as being of God, and which none of the vanities of the Gentiles can give; and it is a free gift of his, which tarries not for the desert of men, and is bestowed on the godly and ungodly; and is a great blessing of goodness, which enriches the earth, makes it fruitful, and through it, it produces plenty of good things for man and beast: and sendeth water upon the fields; or “out places” f198; places outside of cities and towns, such as gardens, fields, and deserts, where showers of rain are sent of God to…”

“Who giveth rain upon the earth - In the previous verse, Eliphaz had said, in general, that God did wonderful things - things which are fitted to lead us to put our trust in him. In this and the succeeding verses, he descends to particulars, and specifies those things which show that God is worthy to be confided in. This enunciation continues to Job 5:16, and the general scope is, that the agency of God is seen everywhere; and that his providential dealings are adapted to impress man with elevated ideas of his justice and goodness. Eliphaz begins with the rain, and says that the fact that God sends it upon the earth was fitted to lead man to confide in him. He means, that while the sun, and…”

“Rain - He begins with this ordinary work of God, in which he implies that there is something wonderful, as indeed there is in the rise of it from the earth, in the strange hanging of that heavy body in the air, and in the distribution of it as God sees fit; and how much more in the hidden paths of Divine Providence? Job 5:11”

“giveth: Job 28:26; Psa 65:9-11, Psa 147:8; Jer 5:24, Jer 10:13, Jer 14:22; Amo 4:7; Act 14:17 fields: Heb. outplaces, Job 38:26-28 Job 5:11”