Job 39
NASB
Job 39:1
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"Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer?
Job 39:2
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"Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth?
Job 39:3
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"They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains.
Job 39:4
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"Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them.
Job 39:5
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"Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
Job 39:6
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To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place?
Job 39:7
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"He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.
Job 39:8
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"He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing.
Job 39:9
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"Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger?
Job 39:10
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"Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Job 39:11
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"Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him?
Job 39:12
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"Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather {it from} your threshing floor?
Job 39:13
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"The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of (Or {a stork}) love,
Job 39:14
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For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,
Job 39:15
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And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them.
Job 39:16
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"She treats her young cruelly, as if {they} were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, {she} is unconcerned;
Job 39:17
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Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.
Job 39:18
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"When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider.
Job 39:19
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"Do you give the horse {his} might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
Job 39:20
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"Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.
Job 39:21
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"He paws in the valley, and rejoices in {his} strength; He goes out to meet the weapons.
Job 39:22
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"He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword.
Job 39:23
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"The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin.
Job 39:24
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"With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet.
Job 39:25
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"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.
Job 39:26
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"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?
Job 39:27
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"Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high?
Job 39:29
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"From there he spies out food; His eyes see {it} from afar.
Job 39:30
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"His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he."
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