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Job 39
New International Version
Job 39
New International Version
39 “Do you know when the mountain goats(A) give birth?
Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?(B)
2 Do you count the months till they bear?
Do you know the time they give birth?(C)
3 They crouch down and bring forth their young;
their labor pains are ended.
4 Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
they leave and do not return.
5 “Who let the wild donkey(D) go free?
Who untied its ropes?
6 I gave it the wasteland(E) as its home,
the salt flats(F) as its habitat.(G)
7 It laughs(H) at the commotion in the town;
it does not hear a driver’s shout.(I)
8 It ranges the hills(J) for its pasture
and searches for any green thing.
9 “Will the wild ox(K) consent to serve you?(L)
Will it stay by your manger(M) at night?
10 Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?(N)
Will it till the valleys behind you?
11 Will you rely on it for its great strength?(O)
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.(P)
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.(Q)
16 She treats her young harshly,(R) 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.(S)
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
she laughs(T) at horse and rider.
19 “Do you give the horse its strength(U)
or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20 Do you make it leap like a locust,(V)
striking terror(W) with its proud snorting?(X)
21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,(Y)
and charges into the fray.(Z)
22 It laughs(AA) at fear, afraid of nothing;
it does not shy away from the sword.
23 The quiver(AB) rattles against its side,
along with the flashing spear(AC) and lance.
24 In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.(AD)
25 At the blast of the trumpet(AE) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
It catches the scent of battle from afar,
the shout of commanders and the battle cry.(AF)
26 “Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
and spread its wings toward the south?(AG)
27 Does the eagle soar at your command
and build its nest on high?(AH)
28 It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
a rocky crag(AI) is its stronghold.
29 From there it looks for food;(AJ)
its eyes detect it from afar.
30 Its young ones feast on blood,
and where the slain are, there it is.”(AK)
Job 39
Wycliffe Bible
Job 39
Wycliffe Bible
39 Whether thou knowest the time of birth of wild goats in (the) stones, either hast thou espied hinds bringing forth calves? (Knowest thou the time of birth for the wild mountain goats, or hast thou seen the deer bringing forth their calves?)
2 Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, and hast thou known the time of their calving?
3 They be bowed down to [the] calf, and so calve; and they send out then roarings (and then they send out their roarings).
4 Their calves be separated from them, and go forth to pasture; they go out, and they turn not again to their mothers.
5 Who hath let go the wild ass free, and who hath loosed the bonds of him? (Who hath let the wild donkey go free, and who hath loosened his bonds?)
6 To whom I have given an house in (the) wilderness, and the tabernacles of him in the land of saltness. (To whom I have given a home in the desert, and his dwelling places in the salty land.)
7 He despiseth the multitude of the city; he heareth not the cry of the asker.
8 He looketh about the hills of his pasture, and he seeketh (after) all green things.
9 Whether an unicorn shall desire to serve thee, either shall dwell at thy cratch? (Shall a wild ox desire to serve thee, or shall he stay in thy stall?)
10 Whether thou shalt bind the unicorn with thy chain, for to ear thy land, either shall he break the clots of the valleys after thee? (Shalt thou bind the wild ox with thy chain, to plow thy land, or shall he break up the clods of the valleys after thee?)
11 Whether thou shalt have trust in his great strength, and shalt thou leave to him thy travails? (Shalt thou have trust in his great strength, and shalt thou leave thy work for him to do?)
12 Whether thou shalt believe to him (Shalt thou believe him), that he shall yield seed to thee, and shall gather (it) together (for) thy cornfloor?
13 The feather of an ostrich is like the feathers of a gyrfalcon, and of an hawk;
14 the which ostrich forsaketh his eggs in the earth, in hap thou shalt make those hot in the dust. (who forsaketh his eggs in the earth, and warmeth them under the sand.)
15 He forgetteth, that a foot treadeth those eggs, either that a beast of the field all-breaketh them.
16 He is made hard to his young, as if they were not his; he travailed in vain, while no dread constrained him. (He is hardened against his young, as if they were not his; he laboured in vain, while no fear constrained him.)
17 For God hath deprived him from wisdom, and he hath not given understanding to him. (For God hath deprived him of wisdom, and he hath not given him understanding.)
18 When time is, he raiseth the wings on high (And then the time cometh that he raise up his wings on high); he scorneth the horse, and his rider.
19 Whether thou shalt give strength to an horse, either shalt give neighing about his neck? (Hast thou given strength to a horse, and hast thou clothed his neck with a mane?)
20 Whether thou shalt raise him as locusts? The glory of his nostrils is dreaded. (Hast thou made that horse as frightening as a horde of locusts? The glory of his nostrils is fearful indeed!)
21 He diggeth [the] earth with his foot, he full out joyeth; and he goeth boldly against [the] armed men.
22 He despiseth fearedfulness, and he giveth not stead to [the] sword.
23 An arrow case shall sound upon him; a spear and a shield shall shine.
24 He is hot, or fervent, and gnasheth, and swalloweth the earth; and he areckoneth not that the cry of the trump soundeth (and he cannot be held when the cry of the trumpet soundeth).
25 When he heareth a clarion, he saith, Joy! he smelleth (the) battle afar (off); the exciting of dukes, and the yelling of the host (the orders of the leaders, and the yelling of the army).
26 Whether an hawk spreading abroad his wings to the south, beginneth to have feathers by thy wisdom? (Be it by thy wisdom that a hawk haveth feathers, and spreadeth his wings towards the south?)
27 Whether an eagle shall be raised up at thy commandment, and shall set his nest in high places?
28 He dwelleth in stones, and he abideth in flints broken before, and in rocks, to which men may not nigh. (He liveth on the stones, yea, on broken stones and rocks, to which men cannot come near.)
29 From thence he beholdeth (his) meat (From there he seeth his prey), and his eyes look from [a]far.
30 His young suck blood, and wherever a carrion is, anon he is present. (His young suck up the blood, and wherever there is a carcass, at once he is present.)
Job 39
New King James Version
Job 39
New King James Version
God Continues to Challenge Job
39 “Do you know the time when the wild (A)mountain goats bear young?
Or can you mark when (B)the deer gives birth?
2 Can you number the months that they fulfill?
Or do you know the time when they bear young?
3 They bow down,
They bring forth their young,
They deliver their [a]offspring.
4 Their young ones are healthy,
They grow strong with grain;
They depart and do not return to them.
5 “Who set the wild donkey free?
Who loosed the bonds of the [b]onager,
6 (C)Whose home I have made the wilderness,
And the [c]barren land his dwelling?
7 He scorns the tumult of the city;
He does not heed the shouts of the driver.
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searches after (D)every green thing.
9 “Will the (E)wild ox be willing to serve you?
Will he bed by your manger?
10 Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes?
Or will he plow the valleys behind you?
11 Will you trust him because his strength is great?
Or will you leave your labor to him?
12 Will you trust him to bring home your [d]grain,
And gather it to your threshing floor?
13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly,
But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork’s?
14 For she leaves her eggs on the ground,
And warms them in the dust;
15 She forgets that a foot may crush them,
Or that a wild beast may break them.
16 She (F)treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers;
Her labor is in vain, without [e]concern,
17 Because God deprived her of wisdom,
And did not (G)endow her with understanding.
18 When she lifts herself on high,
She scorns the horse and its rider.
19 “Have you given the horse strength?
Have you clothed his neck with [f]thunder?
20 Can you [g]frighten him like a locust?
His majestic snorting strikes terror.
21 He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength;
(H)He gallops into the clash of arms.
22 He mocks at fear, and is not frightened;
Nor does he turn back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattles against him,
The glittering spear and javelin.
24 He devours the distance with fierceness and rage;
Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded.
25 At the blast of the trumpet he says, ‘Aha!’
He smells the battle from afar,
The thunder of captains and shouting.
26 “Does the hawk fly by your wisdom,
And spread its wings toward the south?
27 Does the (I)eagle mount up at your command,
And (J)make its nest on high?
28 On the rock it dwells and resides,
On the crag of the rock and the stronghold.
29 From there it spies out the prey;
Its eyes observe from afar.
30 Its young ones suck up blood;
And (K)where the slain are, there it is.”
Job 39
La Palabra (España)
Job 39
La Palabra (España)
39 ¿Sabes cuándo paren las rebecas
o has asistido alguna vez al parto de las ciervas?
2 ¿Has contado sus meses de gestación
y conoces el tiempo en que paren,
3 cuando, acurrucadas, echan a sus crías,
y expulsan fuera a sus hijos?
4 Sus cachorros crecen sanos,
se hacen adultos en el campo,
se van y ya no regresan.
5 ¿Quién deja en libertad al onagro
o desata al asno salvaje,
6 al que di la estepa por morada,
la tierra reseca por hogar?
7 Se ríe del bullicio del pueblo,
no escucha la voz del arriero.
8 Busca su pasto en los montes,
rastrea cualquier hierba tierna.
9 ¿Crees que el búfalo te prestará un servicio
y pasará la noche en tu establo?
10 ¿Lo atarías al arado en la besana
y rastrillaría el campo labrado tras de ti?
11 ¿Te fiarías de su fuerza descomunal,
hasta cederle el peso de tus tareas?
12 ¿Le confiarías la cosecha del cereal
y su acarreo después de la trilla?
13 El avestruz aletea con arrogancia,
como si tuviese alas de cigüeña.
14 Pero pone sus huevos en el suelo
y deja que se incuben en la arena
15 sin pensar que pueden ser pisados
o aplastados por una fiera salvaje.
16 Se muestra cruel con sus pollos,
igual que si no fuesen suyos;
no le importa fatigarse en vano.
17 Es que Dios le negó sabiduría,
no le dio su porción de inteligencia.
18 Mas, cuando se alza encabritada,
se ríe del caballo y del jinete.
19 ¿Le das tú al caballo su brío
o le cubres el cuello de crines?
20 ¿Le haces saltar como langosta?
Su relincho provoca terror,
21 piafa inquieto en el valle,
se lanza impetuoso al ataque.
22 Se burla del miedo, no teme;
nunca retrocede ante las armas,
23 aunque silben las flechas alrededor
o lanzas y venablos centelleen.
24 Devora su ruta nervioso y con estrépito,
nadie lo sujeta cuando suena la trompeta;
25 responde a la trompeta con relinchos,
ventea de lejos la batalla,
el grito de guerra de los jefes.
26 ¿Enseñas a volar al halcón,
cuando despliega sus alas hacia el sur?
27 ¿Acaso porque tú lo ordenas,
remonta el águila su vuelo
y hace su nido en los riscos?
28 Construye su hogar en la roca,
se oculta en repisas rocosas;
29 desde allí otea a sus presas,
sus ojos las divisan de lejos.
30 Sus crías se alimentan de sangre;
se deja ver donde hay un cadáver.
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Wycliffe Bible (WYC)
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New King James Version (NKJV) 
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La Palabra (España) (BLP)
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