Job 38:22-30

New International Reader's Version

²² “Have you entered the places where the snow is kept?
    Have you seen the storerooms for the hail?
²³ I store up snow and hail for times of trouble.
    I keep them for days of war and battle.
²⁴ Where does lightning come from?
    Where do the east winds live that blow across the earth?
²⁵ Who tells the rain where it should fall?
    Who makes paths for the thunderstorms?
²⁶ They bring water to places where no one lives.
    They water deserts that do not have anyone in them.
²⁷ They satisfy the needs of dry and empty lands.
    They make grass start growing there.
²⁸ Does the rain have a father?
    Who is the father of the drops of dew?
²⁹ Does the ice have a mother?
    Who is the mother of the frost from the heavens?
³⁰ The waters become as hard as stone.
    The surface of the ocean freezes over.