Job 39 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 |Are you acquainted with the way the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch as the wild deer give birth to their young? “Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the does? “Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?
2 Do you count the months they must fulfill, and do you know the time they give birth? Can you number the months that they fulfill, and do you know the time when they give birth, Do you count the months till they bear? Do you know the time they give birth?
3 They crouch, they bear their young, they bring forth the offspring they have carried. when they crouch, bring forth their offspring, and are delivered of their young? They crouch down and bring forth their young; their labor pains are ended.
4 Their young grow strong, and grow up in the open; they go off, and do not return to them. Their young ones become strong; they grow up in the open; they go out and do not return to them. Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds; they leave and do not return.
5 Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey, “Who has let the wild donkey go free? Who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, “Who let the wild donkey go free? Who untied its ropes?
6 to whom I appointed the steppe for its home, the salt wastes as its dwelling place? to whom I have given the arid plain for his home and the salt land for his dwelling place? I gave it the wasteland as its home, the salt flats as its habitat.
7 It scorns the tumult in the town; it does not hear the shouts of a driver. He scorns the tumult of the city; he hears not the shouts of the driver. It laughs at the commotion in the town; it does not hear a driver’s shout.
8 It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant. He ranges the mountains as his pasture, and he searches after every green thing. It ranges the hills for its pasture and searches for any green thing.
9 Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough? “Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he spend the night at your manger? “Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will it stay by your manger at night?
10 Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you? Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you? Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness? Will it till the valleys behind you?
11 Will you rely on it because its strength is great? Will you commit your labor to it? Will you depend on him because his strength is great, and will you leave to him your labor? Will you rely on it for its great strength? Will you leave your heavy work to it?
12 Can you count on it to bring in your grain, and gather the grain to your threshing floor? Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain and gather it to your threshing floor? Can you trust it to haul in your grain and bring it to your threshing floor?
13 |The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork? “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the pinions and plumage of love? “The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, though they cannot compare with the wings and feathers of the stork.
14 For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil. For she leaves her eggs to the earth and lets them be warmed on the ground, She lays her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand,
15 She forgets that a foot might crush them, or that a wild animal might trample them. forgetting that a foot may crush them and that the wild beast may trample them. unmindful that a foot may crush them, that some wild animal may trample them.
16 She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor. She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear, She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain,
17 For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her. because God has made her forget wisdom and given her no share in understanding. for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense.
18 But as soon as she springs up, she laughs at the horse and its rider. When she rouses herself to flee, she laughs at the horse and his rider. Yet when she spreads her feathers to run, she laughs at horse and rider.
19 |Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane? “Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? “Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20 Do you make it leap like a locust? Its proud neighing is terrifying! Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrifying. Do you make it leap like a locust, striking terror with its proud snorting?
21 It paws the ground in the valley, exulting mightily, it goes out to meet the weapons. He paws in the valley and exults in his strength; he goes out to meet the weapons. It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength, and charges into the fray.
22 It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not shy away from the sword. He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; he does not turn back from the sword. It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; it does not shy away from the sword.
23 On it the quiver rattles; the lance and javelin flash. Upon him rattle the quiver, the flashing spear, and the javelin. The quiver rattles against its side, along with the flashing spear and lance.
24 In excitement and impatience it consumes the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet is blown. With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet. In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.
25 At 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. When the trumpet sounds, he says ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. At the blast of the trumpet it snorts, ‘Aha!’ It catches the scent of battle from afar, the shout of commanders and the battle cry.
26 |Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south? “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars and spreads his wings toward the south? “Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south?
27 Is it at your command that the eagle soars, and builds its nest on high? Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up and makes his nest on high? Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high?
28 It lives on a rock and spends the night there, on a rocky crag and a fortress. On the rock he dwells and makes his home, on the rocky crag and stronghold. It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is its stronghold.
29 From there it spots its prey, its eyes gaze intently from a distance. From there he spies out the prey; his eyes behold it from far away. From there it looks for food; its eyes detect it from afar.
30 And its young ones devour the blood, and where the dead carcasses are, there it is.| His young ones suck up blood, and where the slain are, there is he.” Its young ones feast on blood, and where the slain are, there it is.”
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