15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
Job 12:15
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Book of Jubilees 12:17–19
17 And a word came into his heart and he said: All the signs of the stars, and the signs of the moon and of the sun are all in the hand of the Lord. Why do I search (them) out? (JUB) 18 If He desires, He causes it to rain, morning and evening; And if He desires, He withho… (JUB)
Job 26:7–9
7 He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing. 8 He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight. 9 He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
Psalms 107:32–34
32 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders. 33 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground, 34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
Isaiah 44:26–28
26 who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’ 27 who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry,… 28 …
Job 28:10–12
10 He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. 11 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. 12 But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
Proverbs 3:19–21
19 The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. 20 By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew. 21 My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
Psalms 33:6–8
6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. 7 He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
Psalms 74:14–16
14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. 15 You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers. 16 The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
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