Job 39
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1Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the deer in labor? 1“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
2Can you count the months they are pregnant so you can know the time they give birth? 2Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?
3They crouch down to give birth to their young; they deliver their newborn. 3They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
4Their offspring are healthy and grow up in the open field. They leave and do not return. 4Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from its harness? 5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
6I made the wilderness its home, and the salty wasteland its dwelling. 6I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
7It scoffs at the noise of the village and never hears the shouts of a driver. 7He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.
8It roams the mountains for its pastureland, searching for anything green. 8He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.
9Would the wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it spend the night by your feeding trough? 9Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
10Can you hold the wild ox to a furrow by its harness? Will it plow the valleys behind you? 10Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
11Can you depend on it because its strength is great? Would you leave it to do your hard work? 11Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
12Can you trust the wild ox to harvest your grain and bring it to your threshing floor? 12Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
13The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but are her feathers and plumage like the stork's? 13The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.
14She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand. 14For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
15She forgets that a foot may crush them or that some wild animal may trample them. 15She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a 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. 16She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.
17For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding. 17For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.
18When she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider. 18Yet when she proudly 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? 19Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
20Do you make him leap like a locust? His proud snorting fills one with terror. 20Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
21He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; He charges into battle. 21He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
22He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing; he does not run from the sword. 22He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
23A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and a lance. 23A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.
24He charges ahead with trembling rage; he cannot stand still at the trumpet's sound. 24Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.
25When the trumpet blasts, he snorts defiantly. He smells the battle from a distance; he hears the officers' shouts and the battle cry. 25At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar—the shouts of captains and the cry of war.
26Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south? 26Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?
27Does the eagle soar at your command and make its nest on high? 27Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?
28It lives on a cliff where it spends the night; its stronghold is on a rocky crag. 28He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
29From there it searches for prey; its eyes penetrate the distance. 29From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar.
30Its brood gulps down blood, and where the slain are, it is there. 30His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”
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