| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1"Are you acquainted with the way the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch as the wild deer give birth to their young? | 1“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn? |
| 2Do you count the months they must fulfill, and do you know the time they give birth? | 2Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth? |
| 3They crouch, they bear their young, they bring forth the offspring they have carried. | 3They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn. |
| 4Their young grow strong, and grow up in the open; they go off, and do not return to them. | 4Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return. |
| 5Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey, | 5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness? |
| 6to whom I appointed the steppe for its home, the salt wastes as its dwelling place? | 6I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling. |
| 7It scorns the tumult in the town; it does not hear the shouts of a driver. | 7He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver. |
| 8It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant. | 8He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing. |
| 9Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough? | 9Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night? |
| 10Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you? | 10Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you? |
| 11Will you rely on it because its strength is great? Will you commit your labor to it? | 11Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him? |
| 12Can you count on it to bring in your grain, and gather the grain to your threshing floor? | 12Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor? |
| 13"The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork? | 13The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork. |
| 14For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil. | 14For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand. |
| 15She forgets that a foot might crush them, or that a wild animal might trample them. | 15She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them. |
| 16She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor. | 16She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain. |
| 17For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her. | 17For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding. |
| 18But as soon as she springs up, she laughs at the horse and its rider. | 18Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider. |
| 19"Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane? | 19Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane? |
| 20Do you make it leap like a locust? Its proud neighing is terrifying! | 20Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting? |
| 21It paws the ground in the valley, exulting mightily, it goes out to meet the weapons. | 21He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle. |
| 22It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not shy away from the sword. | 22He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword. |
| 23On it the quiver rattles; the lance and javelin flash. | 23A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance. |
| 24In excitement and impatience it consumes the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet is blown. | 24Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds. |
| 25At the sound of the trumpet, it says, 'Aha!' And from a distance it catches the scent of battle, the thunderous shouting of commanders, and the battle cries. | 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. |
| 26"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south? | 26Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south? |
| 27Is it at your command that the eagle soars, and builds its nest on high? | 27Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high? |
| 28It lives on a rock and spends the night there, on a rocky crag and a fortress. | 28He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag. |
| 29From there it spots its prey, its eyes gaze intently from a distance. | 29From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar. |
| 30And its young ones devour the blood, and where the dead carcasses are, there it is." | 30His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.” |
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