NASB — Job 39 — KJV

God Speaks of Nature and Its Beings

  1 “Do you know° the time° the Iamountain°° goats° give° birth°?
  Do you observe° the calving° of the bdeer°?
  2 “Can you count° the months° they fulfill°,
  Or do you know° the time° they give° birth°?
  3 “They kneel° down°, they bring° forth° their young°,
  They get° rid° of their labor° pains°.
  4 “Their offspring° become° strong°, they grow° up in the open° field°;
  They leave° and do not return° to them.

[1] ILit goats of the rock aDt 14:5; 1S 24:2; Ps 104:18 bPs 29:9

  5 ¶ “Who° sent° out the awild° donkey° free°?
  And who° loosed° the bonds° of the swift° donkey°,
  6 To whom° I gave° athe wilderness° for a home°
  And the salt° land° for his dwelling° place°?
  7 “He scorns° the tumult° of the city°,
  The shoutings° of the driver° he does not hear°.
  8 “He explores° the mountains° for his pasture°
  And searches° after° every° green° thing°.
  9 “Will the awild° ox° consent° to serve° you,
  Or° will he spend° the night° at your manger°?
  10 “Can you bind° the wild° ox° in a furrow° with Iropes°,
  Or° will he harrow° the valleys° after° you?
  11 “Will you trust° him because° his strength° is great°
  And leave° your labor° to him?
  12 “Will you have° faith° in him that he will return° your Igrain°
  And gather° [it from] your threshing° floor°?

[5] aJb 6:5; 11:12; 24:5; Ps 104:11
[6] aJb 24:5; Jr 2:24; Ho 8:9
[9] aNu 23:22; Dt 33:17; Ps 22:21; 29:6; 92:10; Is 34:7
[10] ILit his rope
[12] ILit seed

  13 ¶ “The ostriches’° wings° flap° joyously°
  With the pinion° and plumage° of Ilove°,
  14 For she abandons° her eggs° to the earth°
  And warms° them in the dust°,
  15 And she forgets° that a foot° may crush° Ithem,
  Or that a wild° beast° may trample° Ithem.
  16 “She treats° her young° acruelly°, as if [they] were not hers;
  Though her labor° be in vain°, [she] is Iunconcerned°°;
  17 Because° God° has made her forget° wisdom°,
  And has not given° her a share° of understanding°.
  18 “When° she lifts° herself Ion high°,
  She laughs° at the horse° and his rider°.

[13] IOr a stork
[15] ILit it
[16] ILit without fear aLm 4:3
[18] IOr to flee

  19 ¶ “Do you give° the horse° [his] might°?
  Do you clothe° his neck° with a mane°?
  20 “Do you make him aleap° like the locust°?
  His majestic° bsnorting° is terrible°.
  21IHe paws° in the valley°, and rejoices° in [his] strength°;
  He agoes° out to meet° the weapons°.
  22 “He laughs° at fear° and is not dismayed°;
  And he does not turn° back° from the sword°.
  23 “The quiver° rattles° against° him,
  The flashing° spear° and javelin°.
  24 “With shaking° and rage° he Iraces° over the ground°,
  And he does not stand° still° at the voice° of the trumpet°.
  25 “As often° as the trumpet° [sounds] he says°, ‘Aha°!’
  And he scents° the battle° from afar°,
  And the thunder° of the captains° and the war° cry°.

[20] aJol 2:5 bJr 8:16
[21] ILit They paw aJr 8:6
[24] IOr swallows up

  26 ¶ “Is it by your understanding° that the hawk° soars°,
  Stretching° his wings° toward the south°?
  27 “Is it at your Icommand° that the eagle° mounts° up
  And makes° ahis nest° on high°?
  28 “On the cliff° he dwells° and lodges°,
  Upon the rocky° crag°, an inaccessible° place°.
  29 “From there° he aspies° out food°;
  His eyes° see° [it] from afar°.
  30 “His young° ones° also suck° up blood°;
  And awhere° the slain° are, there° is he.”

[27] ILit mouth aJr 49:16; Ob 4
[29] aJb 9:26
[30] aMt 24:28; Lk 17:37


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Of the wild goats and hinds.

1 ¶ Knowestºª thou the timeº when the wild goatsº of the rockº bring forth?ºª [or] canst thou markºª when the hindsº do calve?ºª 2 Canst thou numberºª the monthsº [that] they fulfil?ºª or knowestºª thou the timeº when they bring forth?ºª 3 They bowºª themselves, they bring forthºª their young ones,º they cast outºª their sorrows.º 4 Their young onesº are in good liking,ºª they grow upºª with corn;º they go forth,ºª and returnºª not² unto them.

[1] 1S 24:2; Ps 29:9; 104:18; Jr 14:5.
[2] Jr 2:24.

Of the wild ass.

5 Who² hath sent outºª the wild assº free?º or who² hath loosedºª the bandsº of the wild ass?º 6 Whose² houseº I have madeºª the wilderness,º and the barren¹ land² his dwellings.º 7 He scornethºª the multitudeº of the city,º neither² regardethºª he the cryingº of the driver.ºª 8 The rangeº of the mountainsº [is] his pasture,º and he searchethºª afterº every² green thing.º

[5] Gn 16:12; 49:14; Jb 6:5; 11:12; 24:5; Ps 104:11; Is 32:14; Jr 2:24; 14:6; Dn 5:21; Ho 8:9.
[6] Dt 29:23; Ps 107:34; Jr 17:6; Ezk 47:11.
[7] Ex 5:13, 18; Jb 3:18; 39:18; Is 31:4; 58:3.
[8] Gn 1:29; Jb 40:15, 20; Ps 104:27; 145:15.

The unicorn.

9 Will the unicornº be willingºª to serveºª thee, or² abideºª by² thy crib?º 10 Canst thou bindºª the unicornº with his bandº in the furrow?º or² will he harrowºª the valleysº afterº thee? 11 Wilt thou trustºª him, because² his strengthº [is] great?º or wilt thou leaveºª thy labourº to² him? 12 Wilt thou believeºª him, that² he will bring homeºªªª thy seed,º and gatherºª [it into] thy barn?º

[9] Nu 23:22; Dt 33:17; Ps 22:21; 92:10; Is 1:3.
[10] Jb 1:14; 39:5, 7; 41:5; Ps 129:3; Ho 10:10; Mi 1:13.
[11] Gn 1:26, 28; 9:2; 42:26; Ps 20:7; 33:16; 144:14; 147:10; Pv 14:4; Is 30:6, 16; 31:1; 46:1.
[12] Ne 13:15; Pv 3:16; Am 2:13; Hg 2:19; Mt 3:2; 13:30.

The peacock, stork, and ostrich.

13 [Gavest thou] the goodly¹² wingsº unto the peacocks?¹ª² or² wingsº and feathersº unto the ostrich?º 14 Which² leavethºª her eggsº in the earth,º and warmethºª them in² dust,º 15 And forgettethºª that² the footº may crushºª them, or that the wildº beastº may breakºª them. 16 She is hardenedºª against her young ones,º as though [they were] notº hers: her labourº is in vainº without² fear;º 17 Because² Godº hath deprivedºª her of wisdom,º neither² hath he impartedºª to her understanding.º 18 What timeº she lifteth up¹ª herself² on high,º she scornethºª the horseº and his rider.ºª

[13] Lv 11:19; 1K 10:22; 2Ch 9:21; Jb 30:29; Ps 104:17; Jr 8:7; Zc 5:9.
[16] Dt 28:56; 1K 3:26; 2K 6:28; Ec 10:15; Lm 2:20; 4:3; Hab 2:13; Ro 1:31.
[17] Dt 2:30; 2Ch 32:31; Jb 17:4; 35:11; Is 19:11; 57:17; Jm 1:17.
[18] 2K 19:21; Jb 5:22; 39:7, 22; 41:29.

The horse.

19 Hast thou givenºª the horseº strength?º hast thou clothedºª his neckº with thunder?º 20 Canst thou make him afraidºª as a grasshopper?º the gloryº of his nostrilsº [is] terrible.º 21 He pawethºª in the valley,º and rejoicethºª in [his] strength:º he goeth onºª to meetºª the armed men.º 22 He mockethºª at fear,º and is not² affrighted;ºª neither² turneth he backºª fromº² the sword.º 23 The quiverº rattlethºª against² him, the glitteringº spearº and the shield.º 24 He swallowethºª the groundº with fiercenessº and rage:º neither² believethºª he that² [it is] the soundº of the trumpet.º 25 He saithºª amongº the trumpets,º Ha,¹ ha;º and he smellethºª the battleº afar off,º² the thunderº of the captains,º and the shouting.º

[19] Ex 15:1; Jb 39:25; Ps 93:1; 104:1; 147:10; Mk 3:17.
[20] Jb 41:20; Jr 8:16.
[21] Jg 5:22; 1S 17:4, 42; Ps 19:5; Pv 21:31; Jr 8:6; 9:23.
[22] Jb 39:16, 18; 41:33.
[23] Jb 41:26.
[24] Jb 9:16; 29:24; 37:20; Hab 1:8; Lk 24:41.
[25] Ps 70:3; Ezk 26:2; 36:2.

The hawk.

26 Doth the hawkº flyºª by thy wisdom,º² [and] stretchºª her wingsº toward the south?º

[26] Lv 16:11; Dt 14:15; So 2:12; Jr 8:7.

The eagle.

27 Doth the eagleº mount upºª at² thy command,º and make¹ª her nest¹ on high?ºª² 28 She dwellethºª and abidethºª on the rock,º upon² the cragº of the rock,º and the strong place.º 29 From thence²² she seekethºª the prey,º [and] her eyesº beholdºª afar off.º² 30 Her young onesº also suck upºª blood:º and where² the slainº [are], there² [is] she.º

[27] Ex 19:4; Lv 11:13; Ps 103:5; Pv 23:5; Is 40:31; Jr 49:16; Ho 8:1; Ob 1:4.
[28] 1S 14:4.
[29] Jb 9:26.
[30] Ezk 39:17; Mt 24:28; Lk 17:37.


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