Kejadian 7:12

7:12 And the rain fell ¹  on the earth forty days and forty nights.

Keluaran 9:18

9:18 I am going to cause very severe hail to rain down ²  about this time tomorrow, such hail as has never occurred ³  in Egypt from the day it was founded ⁴  until now.

Ayub 37:13

37:13 Whether it is for punishment ⁵  for his land,

or whether it is for mercy,

he causes it to find its mark. ⁶ 

Amsal 26:1

26:1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,

so honor ⁷  is not fitting for a fool. ⁸ 

[7:12]  ¹ tn Heb “was.”

[9:18]  ² tn הִנְנִי מַמְטִיר (hinÿni mamtir) is the futur instans construction, giving an imminent future translation: “Here – I am about to cause it to rain.”

[9:18]  ³ tn Heb “which not was like it in Egypt.” The pronoun suffix serves as the resumptive pronoun for the relative particle: “which…like it” becomes “the like of which has not been.” The word “hail” is added in the translation to make clear the referent of the relative particle.

[9:18]  ⁴ tn The form הִוָּסְדָה (hivvasdah) is perhaps a rare Niphal perfect and not an infinitive (U. Cassuto, Exodus, 117).

[37:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “rod,” i.e., a rod used for punishment.

[37:13]  ⁶ tn This is interpretive; Heb “he makes find it.” The lightning could be what is intended here, for it finds its mark. But R. Gordis (Job, 429) suggests man is the subject – let him find what it is for, i.e., the fate appropriate for him.

[26:1]  ⁷ sn “Honor” in this passage probably means respect, external recognition of worth, accolades, advancement to high position, etc. All of these would be out of place with a fool; so the sage is warning against elevating or acclaiming those who are worthless. See also J. A. Emerton, “Notes on Some Passages in the Book of Proverbs,” VT 15 (1965): 271-79.

[26:1]  ⁸ sn The first twelve verses of this chapter, Prov 26:1-12, are sometimes called “the Book of Fools” because they deal with the actions of fools.