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Psalm 8:8
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Psalm 8:8
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8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
Psalm 8:8
New International Version
Psalm 8:8
New International Version
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,(A)
all that swim the paths of the seas.
Genesis 1:20-25
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Genesis 1:20-25
English Standard Version
20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds[a] fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” 21 So (A)God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, (B)“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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- Genesis 1:20 Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20
Genesis 1:20-25
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Genesis 1:20-25
New International Version
20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,(A) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”(B) 21 So God created(C) the great creatures of the sea(D) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,(E) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.(F) And God saw that it was good.(G) 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”(H) 23 And there was evening, and there was morning(I)—the fifth day.
24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures(J) according to their kinds:(K) the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.(L) 25 God made the wild animals(M) according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.(N) And God saw that it was good.(O)
Psalm 148:10
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Psalm 148:10
English Standard Version
Psalm 148:10
New International Version
Psalm 148:10
New International Version
10 wild animals(A) and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
Job 38:39-39:30
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Job 38:39-39:30
English Standard Version
39 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
or (A)satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40 when they crouch in their (B)dens
or lie in wait (C)in their thicket?
41 Who provides for (D)the raven its prey,
when its young ones cry to God for help,
and wander about for lack of food?
39 “Do you know when (E)the mountain goats give birth?
Do you observe (F)the calving of the does?
2 Can you number the months that they fulfill,
and do you know the time when they give birth,
3 when they (G)crouch, bring forth their offspring,
and are delivered of their young?
4 Their young ones become strong; they grow up in the open;
they go out and (H)do not return to them.
5 “Who has let the wild donkey go free?
Who has (I)loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
6 to whom I have given (J)the arid plain for his home
and (K)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 (L)the wild ox willing to serve you?
Will he spend the night at your (M)manger?
10 Can you bind (N)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?
13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly,
but are they the pinions and plumage of love?[a]
14 For she leaves her eggs to the earth
and lets them be warmed on the ground,
15 forgetting that a foot may crush them
and that the wild beast may trample them.
16 She (O)deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers;
though her (P)labor be in vain, yet she has no fear,
17 because God has made her forget wisdom
and (Q)given her no share in understanding.
18 When she rouses herself to flee,[b]
she laughs at the horse and his rider.
19 “Do you give the horse his might?
Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
20 Do you make him leap like the locust?
His majestic (R)snorting is terrifying.
21 He paws[c] in the valley and exults in his strength;
he (S)goes out to meet the weapons.
22 He laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
he does not turn back from the sword.
23 Upon him rattle the quiver,
the flashing spear, and the javelin.
24 With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground;
he cannot stand still at (T)the sound of the trumpet.
25 When the trumpet sounds, he says ‘Aha!’
He smells the battle from afar,
the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26 “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars
and spreads his wings toward the south?
27 Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
and makes his (U)nest on high?
28 On the rock he dwells and makes his home,
on (V)the rocky crag and stronghold.
29 From there he spies out the prey;
his eyes behold it from far away.
30 His young ones suck up blood,
and (W)where the slain are, there is he.”
Job 38:39-39:30
New International Version
Job 38:39-39:30
New International Version
39 “Do you hunt the prey for the lioness
and satisfy the hunger of the lions(A)
40 when they crouch in their dens(B)
or lie in wait in a thicket?(C)
41 Who provides food(D) for the raven(E)
when its young cry out to God
and wander about for lack of food?(F)
39 “Do you know when the mountain goats(G) give birth?
Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?(H)
2 Do you count the months till they bear?
Do you know the time they give birth?(I)
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(J) go free?
Who untied its ropes?
6 I gave it the wasteland(K) as its home,
the salt flats(L) as its habitat.(M)
7 It laughs(N) at the commotion in the town;
it does not hear a driver’s shout.(O)
8 It ranges the hills(P) for its pasture
and searches for any green thing.
9 “Will the wild ox(Q) consent to serve you?(R)
Will it stay by your manger(S) at night?
10 Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?(T)
Will it till the valleys behind you?
11 Will you rely on it for its great strength?(U)
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.(V)
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.(W)
16 She treats her young harshly,(X) 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.(Y)
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
she laughs(Z) at horse and rider.
19 “Do you give the horse its strength(AA)
or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20 Do you make it leap like a locust,(AB)
striking terror(AC) with its proud snorting?(AD)
21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,(AE)
and charges into the fray.(AF)
22 It laughs(AG) at fear, afraid of nothing;
it does not shy away from the sword.
23 The quiver(AH) rattles against its side,
along with the flashing spear(AI) and lance.
24 In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.(AJ)
25 At the blast of the trumpet(AK) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
It catches the scent of battle from afar,
the shout of commanders and the battle cry.(AL)
26 “Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
and spread its wings toward the south?(AM)
27 Does the eagle soar at your command
and build its nest on high?(AN)
28 It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
a rocky crag(AO) is its stronghold.
29 From there it looks for food;(AP)
its eyes detect it from afar.
30 Its young ones feast on blood,
and where the slain are, there it is.”(AQ)
Job 40:15-41:34
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Job 40:15-41:34
English Standard Version
15 “Behold, Behemoth,[a]
which I made as I made you;
he eats (A)grass like an ox.
16 Behold, his strength in his loins,
and his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;
the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze,
his limbs like bars of iron.
19 “He is (B)the first of (C)the works[b] of God;
let him who made him bring near his sword!
20 For the mountains yield food for him
where all the wild beasts play.
21 Under the lotus plants he lies,
in the shelter of (D)the reeds and in the marsh.
22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him;
the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;
he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
24 Can one take him by his eyes,[c]
or pierce his nose with a snare?
41 [d] “Can you draw out (E)Leviathan[e] with a fishhook
or press down his tongue with a cord?
2 Can you put (F)a rope in his nose
or pierce his jaw with (G)a hook?
3 Will he make many pleas to you?
Will he speak to you soft words?
4 Will he make a covenant with you
to take him for (H)your servant forever?
5 Will you play with him as with a bird,
or will you put him on a leash for your girls?
6 Will traders bargain over him?
Will they divide him up among the merchants?
7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons
or his head with fishing spears?
8 Lay your hands on him;
remember the battle—you will not do it again!
9 [f] Behold, the hope of a man is false;
he is laid low even at the sight of him.
10 No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up.
Who then is he who can stand before me?
11 (I)Who has first given to me, that I should repay him?
(J)Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.
12 “I will not keep silence concerning his limbs,
or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame.
13 Who can strip off his outer garment?
Who would come near him with a bridle?
14 Who can open the doors of his face?
Around his teeth is terror.
15 His back is made of[g] rows of shields,
shut up closely as with a seal.
16 One is so near to another
that no air can come between them.
17 They are (K)joined one to another;
they clasp each other and cannot be separated.
18 His sneezings flash forth light,
and his eyes are like (L)the eyelids of the dawn.
19 Out of his mouth go flaming torches;
sparks of fire leap forth.
20 Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke,
as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21 His breath (M)kindles coals,
and a flame comes forth from his mouth.
22 In his neck abides strength,
and terror dances before him.
23 The folds of his flesh (N)stick together,
firmly cast on him and immovable.
24 His heart is hard as a stone,
hard as the lower millstone.
25 When he raises himself up, the mighty[h] are afraid;
at the crashing they are beside themselves.
26 Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail,
nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
27 He counts iron as straw,
and bronze as rotten wood.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee;
for him, sling stones are turned to stubble.
29 Clubs are counted as stubble;
he laughs at the rattle of javelins.
30 His underparts are like sharp (O)potsherds;
he spreads himself like (P)a threshing sledge on the mire.
31 He makes the deep boil like a pot;
he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 Behind him he leaves a shining wake;
one would think the deep to be white-haired.
33 (Q)On earth there is not his like,
a creature without fear.
34 He sees everything that is high;
he is king over all the (R)sons of pride.”
Job 40:15-41:34
New International Version
Job 40:15-41:34
New International Version
15 “Look at Behemoth,
which I made(A) along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.(B)
16 What strength(C) it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!(D)
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.(E)
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs(F) like rods of iron.(G)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,(H)
yet its Maker(I) can approach it with his sword.(J)
20 The hills bring it their produce,(K)
and all the wild animals play(L) nearby.(M)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds(N) in the marsh.(O)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream(P) surround it.
23 A raging river(Q) does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan(R) should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?(S)
41 [a]“Can you pull in Leviathan(T) with a fishhook(U)
or tie down its tongue with a rope?
2 Can you put a cord through its nose(V)
or pierce its jaw with a hook?(W)
3 Will it keep begging you for mercy?(X)
Will it speak to you with gentle words?
4 Will it make an agreement with you
for you to take it as your slave for life?(Y)
5 Can you make a pet of it like a bird
or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?
6 Will traders barter for it?
Will they divide it up among the merchants?
7 Can you fill its hide with harpoons
or its head with fishing spears?(Z)
8 If you lay a hand on it,
you will remember the struggle and never do it again!(AA)
9 Any hope of subduing it is false;
the mere sight of it is overpowering.(AB)
10 No one is fierce enough to rouse it.(AC)
Who then is able to stand against me?(AD)
11 Who has a claim against me that I must pay?(AE)
Everything under heaven belongs to me.(AF)
12 “I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs,(AG)
its strength(AH) and its graceful form.
13 Who can strip off its outer coat?
Who can penetrate its double coat of armor[b]?(AI)
14 Who dares open the doors of its mouth,(AJ)
ringed about with fearsome teeth?
15 Its back has[c] rows of shields
tightly sealed together;(AK)
16 each is so close to the next
that no air can pass between.
17 They are joined fast to one another;
they cling together and cannot be parted.
18 Its snorting throws out flashes of light;
its eyes are like the rays of dawn.(AL)
19 Flames(AM) stream from its mouth;
sparks of fire shoot out.
20 Smoke pours from its nostrils(AN)
as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
21 Its breath(AO) sets coals ablaze,
and flames dart from its mouth.(AP)
22 Strength(AQ) resides in its neck;
dismay goes before it.
23 The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;
they are firm and immovable.
24 Its chest is hard as rock,
hard as a lower millstone.(AR)
25 When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;(AS)
they retreat before its thrashing.(AT)
26 The sword that reaches it has no effect,
nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.(AU)
27 Iron it treats like straw(AV)
and bronze like rotten wood.
28 Arrows do not make it flee;(AW)
slingstones are like chaff to it.
29 A club seems to it but a piece of straw;(AX)
it laughs(AY) at the rattling of the lance.
30 Its undersides are jagged potsherds,
leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.(AZ)
31 It makes the depths churn like a boiling caldron(BA)
and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment.(BB)
32 It leaves a glistening wake behind it;
one would think the deep had white hair.
33 Nothing on earth is its equal(BC)—
a creature without fear.
34 It looks down on all that are haughty;(BD)
it is king over all that are proud.(BE)”
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