Job 39
39
The LORD Continues: the Mountain Goats
1“Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth?
Do you watch the does when they are in labor?
2Can you count the months they are pregnant
or know the time when they’ll give birth?
3They kneel down to give birth and deliver their young.
Then the pain of giving birth is over.
4Their young are healthy and grow up in the wild.
They leave and don’t come back.
The Wild Donkey
5“Who lets the wild donkey go free?
Who unties the ropes of the wild donkey?
6I gave it the desert to live in
and the salt flats as its dwelling place.
7It laughs at the noise of the city
and doesn’t ⌞even⌟ listen to the shouting of its master.
8It explores the mountains for its pasture
and looks for anything green.
The Wild Ox
9“Will the wild ox agree to serve you,
or will it stay at night beside your feeding trough?
10Can you guide a wild ox in a furrow,
or will it plow the valleys behind you?
11Can you trust it just because it’s so strong
or leave your labor to it?
12Can you rely on it to bring your grain back
and take it to your threshing floor? #39:12 A threshing floor is an outdoor area where grain is separated from its husks.
The Ostrich
13“Does the ostrich flap its wings in joy,
or do its wings lack feathers? #39:13 Or “Do its wings compare well with the wings and feathers of the stork?”
14It lays its eggs on the ground
and warms them in the dust.
15It forgets that a foot may crush them
or a wild animal may trample them.
16It acts harshly toward its young as if they weren’t its own.
It is not afraid that its work is for nothing
17because God has deprived it of wisdom
and did not give it any understanding.
18It laughs at the horse and its rider when it gets up to flee.
The Horse
19“Can you give strength to a horse
or dress its neck with a flowing mane?
20Can you make it leap like a locust,
when its snorting causes terror?
21It paws in strength and finds joy in its power.
It charges into battle.
22It laughs at fear,
is afraid of nothing,
and doesn’t back away from swords.
23A quiver of arrows rattles on it
along with the flashing spear and javelin.
24Anxious and excited, the horse eats up the ground
and doesn’t trust the sound of the ram’s horn.
25As often as the horn sounds, the horse says, ‘Aha!’
and it smells the battle far away—
the thundering ⌞orders⌟ of the captains and the battle cries.
The Birds of Prey
26“Does your understanding make a bird of prey fly
and spread its wings toward the south?
27Is it by your order that the eagle flies high
and makes its nest on the heights?
28It perches for the night on a cliff.
Its fortress is on a jagged peak.
29From there it seeks food,
and its eyes see it from far away.
30Its young ones feed on blood. It is found wherever there are dead bodies.”
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Job 39
39
1Do you know when mountain goats give birth?
Have you watched the deer in labor?
2Can you count the months they are pregnant#39:2 Lit months they fulfill
so you can know the time they give birth?
3They crouch down to give birth to their young;
they deliver their newborn.#39:3 Or they send away their labor pains
4Their offspring are healthy and grow up in the open field.
They leave and do not return.#39:4 Lit return to them
5Who set the wild donkey free?
Who released the swift donkey from its harness?
6I made the desert#Jb 24:5; 38:26; Jr 2:24 its home,
and the salty#Dt 29:23; Ps 107:34; Jr 17:6 wasteland its dwelling.
7It scoffs at the noise of the village
and never hears the shouts of a driver.#Ex 3:7; 5:10,13–14; Jb 3:18
8It roams the mountains for its pastureland,
searching for anything green.
9Would the wild ox be willing to serve you?
Would it spend the night by your feeding trough?
10Can you hold the wild ox#Nm 23:22; 24:8; Dt 33:17 to a furrow by its harness?
Will it plow the valleys behind you?
11Can you depend on it because its strength is great?
Would you leave it to do your hard work?
12Can you trust the wild ox to harvest your grain
and bring it to your threshing floor?
13The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
but are her feathers and plumage like the stork’s?#39:13 Hb obscure#Ps 104:17; Jr 8:7; Zch 5:9
14She abandons her eggs on the ground
and lets them be warmed in the sand.
15She forgets that a foot may crush them
or that some wild animal may trample them.
16She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own,
with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.
17For God has deprived her of wisdom;
he has not endowed her with understanding.#Jb 35:11; 38:36
18When she proudly#39:18 Hb obscure spreads her wings,
she laughs at the horse and its rider.
19Do you give strength to the horse?
Do you adorn his neck with a mane?#39:19 Hb obscure
20Do you make him leap like a locust?
His proud snorting fills one with terror.
21He paws#39:21 LXX, Syr; MT reads They dig in the valley and rejoices in his strength;
he charges into battle.#39:21 Lit he goes out to meet the weaponry
22He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing;
he does not run from the sword.
23A quiver rattles at his side,
along with a flashing spear and a javelin.
24He charges ahead#39:24 Lit He swallows the ground with trembling rage;
he cannot stand still at the sound of the ram’s horn.
25When the ram’s horn blasts, he snorts defiantly.#39:25 Lit he says, “Aha!”
He smells the battle from a distance;
he hears the officers’ shouts and the battle cry.
26Does the hawk take flight by your understanding
and spread its wings to the south?
27Does the eagle soar at your command
and make its nest#Jr 49:16; Ob 4; Hab 2:9 on high?
28It lives on a cliff where it spends the night;
its stronghold is on a rocky crag.
29From there it searches for prey;#Jb 9:26; Hab 1:8
its eyes penetrate the distance.
30Its brood gulps down blood,
and where the slain are, it is there.#Ezk 39:17; Mt 24:28; Lk 17:37
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