Job 39
39
1Hast thou known the time of The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? The bringing forth of hinds thou dost mark!
2Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!
3They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.
4Safe are their young ones, They grow up in the field, they have gone out, And have not returned to them.
5Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Yea, the bands of the wild ass who opened?
6Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,
7He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.
8The range of mountains [is] his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.
9Is a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib?
10Dost thou bind a Reem in a furrow [with] his thick band? Doth he harrow valleys after thee?
11Dost thou trust in him because great [is] his power? And dost thou leave unto him thy labour?
12Dost thou trust in him That he doth bring back thy seed? And [to] thy threshing-floor doth gather [it]?
13The wing of the rattling ones exulteth, Whether the pinion of the ostrich or hawk.
14For she leaveth on the earth her eggs, And on the dust she doth warm them,
15And she forgetteth that a foot may press it, And a beast of the field tread it down.
16Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain [is] her labour without fear.
17For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:
18At the time on high she lifteth herself up, She laugheth at the horse and at his rider.
19Dost thou give to the horse might? Dost thou clothe his neck [with] a mane?
20Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting [is] terrible.
21They dig in a valley, and he rejoiceth in power, He goeth forth to meet the armour.
22He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted, And he turneth not back from the face of the sword.
23Against him rattle doth quiver, The flame of a spear, and a halbert.
24With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth not stedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet.
25Among the trumpets he saith, Aha, And from afar he doth smell battle, Roaring of princes and shouting.
26By thine understanding flieth a hawk? Spreadeth he his wings to the south?
27At thy command goeth an eagle up high? Or lifteth he up his nest?
28A rock he doth inhabit, Yea, he lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.
29From thence he hath sought food, To a far off place his eyes look attentively,
30And his brood gulp up blood, And where the pierced [are] — there [is] he!
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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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