Job 39:5-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 “Who has let the wild ass go free?
Who has loosed the bonds of the swift ass,(A)
6 to which I have given the steppe for its home,
the salt land for its dwelling place?(B)
7 It scorns the tumult of the city;
it does not hear the shouts of the driver.
8 It ranges the mountains as its pasture,
and it searches after every green thing.
9 “Is the wild ox willing to serve you?
Will it spend the night at your crib?(C)
10 Can you tie it in the furrow with ropes,
or will it harrow the valleys after you?
11 Will you depend on it because its strength is great,
and will you hand over your labor to it?
12 Do you have faith in it that it will return
and bring your grain to your threshing floor?[a]
Footnotes
- 39.12 Heb your grain and your threshing floor
Job 39:5-12
English Standard Version
5 “Who has let the wild donkey go free?
Who has (A)loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
6 to whom I have given (B)the arid plain for his home
and (C)the salt land for his dwelling place?
7 He scorns the tumult of the city;
he hears not the shouts of the driver.
8 He ranges the mountains as his pasture,
and he searches after every green thing.
9 “Is (D)the wild ox willing to serve you?
Will he spend the night at your (E)manger?
10 Can you bind (F)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?
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