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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Job 39
39
1“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving doe?
2Do you count the months they fulfill and do you know the time when they give birth
3when they kneel, bring forth their young, and their labor pains end?
4Their young thrive and grow strong in the open field; They leave and never return to them.
5“Who sent the wild donkey free? Who released the bonds of the wild ass,
6to whom I gave the Arabah as its home, the salt land as its dwelling place?
7It scorns the commotion in the town; it does not hear the taskmaster’s shouts.
8It explores the mountains as its pasture and searches after every green thing.
9“Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will it spend the night at your manger?
10Will you bind a wild ox to a furrow with his rope? Will it plow valleys behind you?
11Will you rely on it for its great strength? Will you leave your labor to it?
12Can you trust it to bring in your seed and gather it to your threshing floor?
13“The wings of the ostrich flap joyously, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?
14For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the soil,
15and forgets that a foot may crush them, that a wild beast may trample them.
16She treats her young ones harshly, as if they were not hers; She is not concerned that her labor was in vain,
17for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of understanding.
18When she lifts herself to flee she laughs at the horse and its rider.
19“Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
20Do you cause him to leap like locust? His majestic snorting is terrifying!
21He paws in the valley and exalting in his strength he charges into the fray.
22He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; he does not recoil from the sword.
23On him the quiver rattles; the spear and javelin flash.
24With quaking and excitement, he swallows up the ground. He cannot stand still when the shofar sounds.
25At the blast of the shofar, he says, ‘Aha!’ From a distance he smells battle, the shout of the captains and the battle cry.
26“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, spreading its wings toward the south?
27Is it by your command that an eagle soars and builds its nest high?
28It dwells on a cliff and spends the night there, on a rocky crag and stronghold.
29From there it searches for food; its eyes detect it from afar.
30Its young ones suck up blood, and where the slain are, there it is.”
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