Job 39
39
1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth?
Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2Canst thou number the months that they fulfill?
Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3They bow themselves, they bring forth their young,
They cast out their sorrows.
4Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up in the open field;
They go forth, and return not again,
5Who hath sent out the wild ass free?
Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
6Whose house I have made the wilderness,
And the salt land his dwelling place.
7He scorneth the tumult of the city,
Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
8The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searcheth after every green thing.
9Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee?
Or will he abide by thy crib?
10Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow?
Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great?
Or wilt thou leave to him thy labour?
12Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed,
And gather the corn of thy threshingfloor?
13The wing of the ostrich rejoiceth,
But are her pinions and feathers kindly?
14For she leaveth her eggs on the earth,
And warmeth them in the dust,
15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may trample them.
16She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers:
Though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;
17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom,
Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
18What time she lifteth up herself on high,
She scorneth the horse and his rider
19Hast thou given the horse his might?
Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?
20Hast thou made him to leap as a locust?
The glory of his snorting is terrible.
21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:
He goeth out to meet the armed men.
22He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed;
Neither turneth he back from the sword.
23The quiver rattleth against him,
The flashing spear and the javelin.
24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage;
Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet.
25As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha!
And he smelleth the battle afar off,
The thunder of the captains, and the shouting
26Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom,
And stretch her wings toward the south?
27Doth the eagle mount up at thy command,
And make her nest on high?
28She dwelleth on the rock, and hath her lodging there,
Upon the crag of the rock, and the strong hold.
29From thence she spieth out the prey;
Her eyes behold it afar off.
30Her young ones also suck up blood:
And where the slain are, there is she.
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Job 39
39
1Do you know when mountain goats are born?
Have you watched wild deer give birth?
2Do you know how long they carry their young?
Do you know the time for their birth?
3Do you know when they will crouch down
and bring their young into the world?
4In the wilds their young grow strong;
they go away and don't come back.
5Who gave the wild donkeys their freedom?
Who turned them loose and let them roam?
6I gave them the desert to be their home,
and let them live on the salt plains.
7They keep far away from the noisy cities,
and no one can tame them and make them work.
8The mountains are the pastures where they feed,
where they search for anything green to eat.
9Will a wild ox work for you?
Is he willing to spend the night in your stable?
10Can you hold one with a rope and make him plough?
Or make him pull a harrow in your fields?
11Can you rely on his great strength
and expect him to do your heavy work?
12Do you expect him to bring in your harvest
and gather the grain from your threshing place?
13How fast the wings of an ostrich beat!
But no ostrich can fly like a stork.#39.13 Verse 13 in Hebrew is unclear.
14The ostrich leaves her eggs on the ground
for the heat in the soil to warm them.
15She is unaware that a foot may crush them
or a wild animal break them.
16She acts as if the eggs were not hers,
and is unconcerned that her efforts were wasted.
17It was I who made her foolish
and did not give her wisdom.
18But when she begins to run,#39.18 Probable text run; Hebrew unclear.
she can laugh at any horse and rider.
19Was it you, Job, who made horses so strong
and gave them their flowing manes?
20Did you make them leap like locusts
and frighten people with their snorting?
21They eagerly paw the ground in the valley;
they rush into battle with all their strength.
22They do not know the meaning of fear,
and no sword can turn them back.
23The weapons which their riders carry
rattle and flash in the sun.
24Trembling with excitement, the horses race ahead;
when the trumpet blows, they can't stand still.
25At each blast of the trumpet they snort;
they can smell a battle before they get near,
and they hear the officers shouting commands.
26Does a hawk learn from you how to fly
when it spreads its wings towards the south?
27Does an eagle wait for your command
to build its nest high in the mountains?
28It makes its home on the highest rocks
and makes the sharp peaks its fortress.
29From there it watches near and far
for something to kill and eat.
30 #
Mt 24.28; Lk 17.37 Around dead bodies the eagles gather,
and the young eagles drink the blood.
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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.