the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
    whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:20 Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20

10 (A)Beasts and all livestock,
    creeping things and (B)flying birds!

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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?
Can you number the months that they fulfill,
    and do you know the time when they give birth,
when they (G)crouch, bring forth their offspring,
    and are delivered of their young?
Their young ones become strong; they grow up in the open;
    they go out and (H)do not return to them.

“Who has let the wild donkey go free?
    Who has (I)loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
to whom I have given (J)the arid plain for his home
    and (K)the salt land for his dwelling place?
He scorns the tumult of the city;
    he hears not the shouts of the driver.
He ranges the mountains as his pasture,
    and he searches after every green thing.

“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.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 39:13 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  2. Job 39:18 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  3. Job 39:21 Hebrew They paw

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?
Can you put (F)a rope in his nose
    or pierce his jaw with (G)a hook?
Will he make many pleas to you?
    Will he speak to you soft words?
Will he make a covenant with you
    to take him for (H)your servant forever?
Will you play with him as with a bird,
    or will you put him on a leash for your girls?
Will traders bargain over him?
    Will they divide him up among the merchants?
Can you fill his skin with harpoons
    or his head with fishing spears?
Lay your hands on him;
    remember the battle—you will not do it again!
[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.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 40:15 A large animal, exact identity unknown
  2. Job 40:19 Hebrew ways
  3. Job 40:24 Or in his sight
  4. Job 41:1 Ch 40:25 in Hebrew
  5. Job 41:1 A large sea animal, exact identity unknown
  6. Job 41:9 Ch 41:1 in Hebrew
  7. Job 41:15 Or His pride is in his
  8. Job 41:25 Or gods

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