Job 39:1
“Are you acquainted with the way the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch as the wild deer give birth to their young?
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Referenced Verses
- 1 Sam 24:2 : 2 So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats.
- Ps 29:9 : 9 The LORD’s shout bends the large trees and strips the leaves from the forests. Everyone in his temple says,“Majestic!”
- Ps 104:18 : 18 The wild goats live in the high mountains; the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.
- Jer 14:5 : 5 Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn in the field because there is no grass.
- Deut 14:5 : 5 the ibex, the gazelle, the deer, the wild goat, the antelope, the wild oryx, and the mountain sheep.
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- Job 39:2-54 verses92%
2Do you count the months they must fulfill, and do you know the time they give birth?
3They crouch, they bear their young, they bring forth the offspring they have carried.
4Their young grow strong, and grow up in the open; they go off, and do not return to them.
5Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey,
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5Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn in the field because there is no grass.
- Job 38:38-414 verses74%
38when the dust hardens into a mass, and the clumps of earth stick together?
39“Do you hunt prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of the lions,
40when they crouch in their dens, when they wait in ambush in the thicket?
41Who prepares prey for the raven, when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
- Job 38:20-223 verses73%
20that you may take them to their borders and perceive the pathways to their homes?
21You know, for you were born before them; and the number of your days is great!
22Have you entered the storehouse of the snow, or seen the armory of the hail,
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23Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, set your mind on your herds,
- Job 39:8-1710 verses72%
8It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant.
9Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough?
10Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?
11Will you rely on it because its strength is great? Will you commit your labor to it?
12Can you count on it to bring in your grain, and gather the grain to your threshing floor?
13“The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?
14For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil.
15She forgets that a foot might crush them, or that a wild animal might trample them.
16She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.
17For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her.
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18The wild goats live in the high mountains; the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.
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5Complaints Reflect Suffering“Does the wild donkey bray when it is near grass? Or does the ox bellow over its fodder?
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24You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness. In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. No one can hold her back when she is in heat. None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her. At mating time she is easy to find.
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5the ibex, the gazelle, the deer, the wild goat, the antelope, the wild oryx, and the mountain sheep.
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20For the hills bring it food, where all the wild animals play.
- Job 38:32-332 verses70%
32Can you lead out the constellations in their seasons, or guide the Bear with its cubs?
33Do you know the laws of the heavens, or can you set up their rule over the earth?
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10Their bulls breed without fail; their cows calve and do not miscarry.
- Job 39:19-202 verses69%
19“Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane?
20Do you make it leap like a locust? Its proud neighing is terrifying!
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18Listen to the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander around in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
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8The Lover to His Beloved: If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, simply follow the tracks of my flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.
- Job 37:15-162 verses68%
15Do you know how God commands them, how he makes lightning flash in his storm cloud?
16Do you know about the balancing of the clouds, that wondrous activity of him who is perfect in knowledge?
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9The LORD’s shout bends the large trees and strips the leaves from the forests. Everyone in his temple says,“Majestic!”
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7Knowledge of God’s Wisdom“But now, ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds of the sky and they will tell you.
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8The wild animals go to their lairs, and in their dens they remain.
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4“Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth,
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4God’s questions to Job“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!
- Job 15:7-82 verses67%
7“Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
8Do you listen in on God’s secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
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7including all the sheep and cattle, as well as the wild animals,
- Job 39:26-272 verses67%
26“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south?
27Is it at your command that the eagle soars, and builds its nest on high?
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25When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
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5Can you play with it, like a bird, or tie it on a leash for your girls?
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11They provide water for all the animals in the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.