New American Standard Bible 1995 | English Standard Version |
1"Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer? | 1“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the does? |
2"Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth? | 2Can you number the months that they fulfill, and do you know the time when they give birth, |
3"They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains. | 3when they crouch, bring forth their offspring, and are delivered of their young? |
4"Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them. | 4Their young ones become strong; they grow up in the open; they go out and do not return to them. |
5"Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, | 5“Who has let the wild donkey go free? Who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, |
6To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place? | 6to whom I have given the arid plain for his 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. | 7He scorns the tumult of the city; he hears not the shouts of the driver. |
8"He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing. | 8He ranges the mountains as his pasture, and he searches after every green thing. |
9"Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger? | 9“Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he spend the night at your manger? |
10"Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you? | 10Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you? |
11"Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him? | 11Will you depend on him because his strength is great, and will you leave to him your labor? |
12"Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor? | 12Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain and gather it to your threshing floor? |
13"The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love, | 13“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the pinions and plumage of love? |
14For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust, | 14For she leaves her eggs to the earth and lets them be warmed on the ground, |
15And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them. | 15forgetting that a foot may crush them and that the wild beast may trample them. |
16"She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned; | 16She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear, |
17Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding. | 17because God has made her forget wisdom and given her no share in understanding. |
18"When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider. | 18When she rouses herself to flee, she laughs at the horse and his rider. |
19"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? | 19“Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? |
20"Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible. | 20Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrifying. |
21"He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons. | 21He paws in the valley and exults in his strength; he goes out to meet the weapons. |
22"He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword. | 22He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; he does not turn back from the sword. |
23"The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin. | 23Upon him rattle the quiver, the flashing spear, and the javelin. |
24"With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet. | 24With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still at the sound 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. | 25When the trumpet sounds, he says ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. |
26"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? | 26“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars and spreads his wings toward the south? |
27"Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high? | 27Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up and makes his nest on high? |
28"On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place. | 28On the rock he dwells and makes his home, on the rocky crag and stronghold. |
29"From there he spies out food; His eyes see it from afar. | 29From there he spies out the prey; his eyes behold it from far away. |
30"His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he." | 30His young ones suck up blood, and where the slain are, there is he.” |
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