I made the desert(A) its home,
and the salty(B) wasteland its dwelling.
It scoffs at the noise of the village
and never hears the shouts of a driver.(C)
It roams the mountains for its pastureland,
searching for anything green.

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(A)Whose home I have made the wilderness,
And the [a]barren land his dwelling?
He scorns the tumult of the city;
He does not heed the shouts of the driver.
The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searches after (B)every green thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:6 Lit. salt land

I gave it the wasteland(A) as its home,
    the salt flats(B) as its habitat.(C)
It laughs(D) at the commotion in the town;
    it does not hear a driver’s shout.(E)
It ranges the hills(F) for its pasture
    and searches for any green thing.

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