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Job 39:10-30
English Standard Version
Job 39:10-30
English Standard Version
10 Can you bind (A)him in the furrow with ropes,
or will he harrow the valleys after you?
11 Will you depend on him because his strength is great,
and will you leave to him your labor?
12 Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain
and gather it to your threshing floor?
13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly,
but are they the pinions and plumage of love?[a]
14 For she leaves her eggs to the earth
and lets them be warmed on the ground,
15 forgetting that a foot may crush them
and that the wild beast may trample them.
16 She (B)deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers;
though her (C)labor be in vain, yet she has no fear,
17 because God has made her forget wisdom
and (D)given her no share in understanding.
18 When she rouses herself to flee,[b]
she laughs at the horse and his rider.
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 (E)snorting is terrifying.
21 He paws[c] in the valley and exults in his strength;
he (F)goes out to meet the weapons.
22 He laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
he does not turn back from the sword.
23 Upon him rattle the quiver,
the flashing spear, and the javelin.
24 With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground;
he cannot stand still at (G)the sound of the trumpet.
25 When 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
and spreads his wings toward the south?
27 Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
and makes his (H)nest on high?
28 On the rock he dwells and makes his home,
on (I)the rocky crag and stronghold.
29 From there he spies out the prey;
his eyes behold it from far away.
30 His young ones suck up blood,
and (J)where the slain are, there is he.”
Job 39:10-30
New International Version
Job 39:10-30
New International Version
10 Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?(A)
Will it till the valleys behind you?
11 Will you rely on it for its great strength?(B)
Will you leave your heavy work to it?
12 Can you trust it to haul in your grain
and bring it to your threshing floor?
13 “The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
though they cannot compare
with the wings and feathers of the stork.(C)
14 She lays her eggs on the ground
and lets them warm in the sand,
15 unmindful that a foot may crush them,
that some wild animal may trample them.(D)
16 She treats her young harshly,(E) as if they were not hers;
she cares not that her labor was in vain,
17 for God did not endow her with wisdom
or give her a share of good sense.(F)
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
she laughs(G) at horse and rider.
19 “Do you give the horse its strength(H)
or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20 Do you make it leap like a locust,(I)
striking terror(J) with its proud snorting?(K)
21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,(L)
and charges into the fray.(M)
22 It laughs(N) at fear, afraid of nothing;
it does not shy away from the sword.
23 The quiver(O) rattles against its side,
along with the flashing spear(P) and lance.
24 In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.(Q)
25 At the blast of the trumpet(R) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
It catches the scent of battle from afar,
the shout of commanders and the battle cry.(S)
26 “Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
and spread its wings toward the south?(T)
27 Does the eagle soar at your command
and build its nest on high?(U)
28 It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
a rocky crag(V) is its stronghold.
29 From there it looks for food;(W)
its eyes detect it from afar.
30 Its young ones feast on blood,
and where the slain are, there it is.”(X)
Job 39:10-30
King James Version
Job 39:10-30
King James Version
10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;
17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
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