He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.

For to the snow he says, ‘Fall to earth,’ and to the torrential rains, ‘Pour down.’

In what direction is lightning dispersed, or the east winds scattered over the earth?

to cause it to rain on an uninhabited land, a desert where there are no human beings,

In excitement and impatience it consumes the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet is blown.