Iyov 39
39
1Dost thou have da'as of the et (time) when the mountain goats give birth, or art thou shomer to watch when the doe bears her fawn?
2Canst thou number the months that they fulfil, or dost thou have da'as of the et (time) when they give birth?
3They crouch down, they bring forth their yeledim, their chavalim (birth pains) are cast off in riddance.
4Their banim gain strength, they grow up in the bar (open, wild); they go forth, and return not unto them.
5Who hath sent out the pere (wild donkey) free, or who hath untied the ropes of the arod (wild donkey, onager),
6Whose bais I have made the aravah, and the barren land his mishkenot (dwellings)?
7He laughs at the tumult of the kiryah (city), neither regardeth he the shouts of the driver.
8The range of the harim is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
9Will the wild ox be willing to be thy eved, or stay the night by thy evus (animal feeding trough)?
10Canst thou bind the wild ox to the furrow with a rope, or will it behind thee till the amakim (valleys)?
11Wilt thou depend on him, because his ko'ach is great, or wilt thou hand over thy heavy work to him?
12Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring in thy zera (grain), and gather it into thy goren (threshing floor)?
13Joyfully flapping are the wings of the ostrich, but are her wings and feathers like the khasidah (stork)?
14For the ostrich layeth her betzim (eggs) la'aretz (on the ground), and warmeth them in the sand,
15And forgetteth that the regel may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
16She treats harshly her banim, as though they were not hers; though her labor should be in vain, yet she is without pachad (fear, care),
17Because Elo'ah hath deprived her of chochmah, neither hath he imparted to her binah.
18Yet at the et (time) she flaps her wings [to run], she laughs at the sus and his rider.
19Hast thou given the sus gevurah? Hast thou clothed his neck with a flowing mane?
20Canst thou make him leap like an arbeh (locust)? The hod (glory) of his snorting strikes terror.
21He paweth in the emek (valley), and rejoiceth in his koach; he chargeth into the fray.
22He laugheth at pachad, and nothing fears; neither turneth he back from the cherev.
23The quiver rattleth at his side, the glittering spear and the kidon (scimitar, curved sword).
24He eats up the eretz with fierceness and rogez (rage); neither standeth he still at the sound of the shofar.
25As often as the shofar, he snorts Aha! and he smelleth the milchamah afar off, the shout of the sarim, and the teru'ah (battle cry).
26Doth the hawk fly by thy binah, and stretch her wings toward the south?
27Doth the nesher (eagle) mount up at thy command, and make her ken (nest) on high?
28She dwelleth and abideth on the cliff, upon the crag of the rock, its metzudah (stronghold).
29From there she seeketh the okhel (food, prey), and her eyes behold it from afar off.
30Her young ones feast on dahm; and where the chalalim (slain ones) are, there it is.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Job 39
39
God Speaks of Nature and Its Beings
1“Do you know the time when the wild goats of the rock give birth [to their young]?
Do you observe the calving of the deer?
2“Can you count the months that they #39:2 Lit fulfill.carry offspring,
Or do you know the time when they give birth?
3“They kneel down, they bring forth their young,
They cast out their labor pains.
4“Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field;
They leave and do not return to them.
5¶“Who sent out the wild donkey free [from dependence on man]?
And who has loosed the bonds of the wild donkey [to survive in the wild],
6To whom I gave the wilderness as his home
And the salt land as his dwelling place?
7“He scorns the tumult of the city,
And does not hear the shouting of the taskmaster.
8“He explores the mountains as his pasture
And searches after every green thing.
9“Will the wild ox be willing to serve you,
Or remain beside your manger at night?
10“Can you bind the wild ox with a harness [to the plow] in the furrow?
Or will he plow the valleys for you?
11“Will you trust him because his strength is great
And leave your labor to him?
12“Will you have faith and depend on him to return your grain
And gather it from your threshing floor?
13¶“The [flightless] wings of the ostrich wave joyously;
With the pinion (shackles, fetters) and plumage of love,
14For she leaves her eggs on the ground
And warms them in the dust,
15Forgetting that a foot may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may trample them.
16“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;
Though her labor is in vain because she is unconcerned [for the safety of her brood],
17For God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.
18“Yet when she lifts herself #39:18 Or to flee.on high,
[So swift is she that] she laughs at the horse and his rider.
19¶“Have you given the horse his might?
Have you clothed his neck with quivering and a shaking mane?
20“Have you [Job] made him leap like a locust?
The majesty of his snorting [nostrils] is terrible.
21“He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength;
He goes out to meet the weapons [of armed men].
22“He laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
And [in battle] he does not turn back from the sword.
23“The quiver rattles against him,
[As do] the flashing spear and the lance [of his rider].
24“With fierceness and rage he races to devour the ground,
And he does not stand still at the sound of the [war] trumpet.
25“As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’
And he smells the battle from far away,
And senses the thunder of the captains and the war cry.
26¶“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,
Stretching his wings toward the south [as winter approaches]?
27“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
And makes his nest on high [in an inaccessible place]?
28“On the cliff he dwells and remains [securely],
Upon the point of the rock and the inaccessible stronghold.
29“From there he spies out the prey;
His eyes see it from far away.
30“His young ones suck up blood;
And where the slain are, there is he.”
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