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Who let the wild donkey go free?
Who released the bonds of the donkey,
to whom I appointed the arid rift valley[a] for its home,
the salt wastes as its dwelling place?
It scorns the tumult in the town;
it does not hear the shouts of a driver.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:6 tn See the note at Job 24:5.
  2. Job 39:7 sn The animal is happier in open countryside than in a busy town, and on its own rather than being driven by a herdsman.

“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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