Job 39 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? “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 Canst thou number the months that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 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 bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. 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 ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not 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 hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? “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 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. 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 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the 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 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. 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 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? “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 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 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 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labor to him? 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 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn? 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 Gavest thou the goodly wings to the peacocks? or wings and feathers to the ostrich! “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 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, 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 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break 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 hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without fear; 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 Because God hath withheld wisdom from her, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 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 When she lifteth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his 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 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? “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 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. 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 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. 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 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back 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 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. 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 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. 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 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 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 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings towards 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 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her 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 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. 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 thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 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 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she. 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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