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Who set the wild donkey free?
Who untied the restraints on the onager?[a]
I have given it the wasteland[b] as its home,
the salt flats as its dwelling place.
It brays at the commotion in a town.
It does not listen to the shouting of the driver.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:5 Onager is the name for several species of wild donkeys found in Asia.
  2. Job 39:6 Hebrew arabah

“Who let the wild donkey(A) go free?
    Who untied its ropes?
I gave it the wasteland(B) as its home,
    the salt flats(C) as its habitat.(D)
It laughs(E) at the commotion in the town;
    it does not hear a driver’s shout.(F)

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