Job 39
1 Hast thou known the time of The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? The bringing forth of hinds thou dost mark!
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou observe when the hinds are in labor?
2 Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!
Canst thou number the months they fulfill, And know the season when they bring forth?
3 They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.
They bow themselves; they bring forth their young; They cast forth their pains.
4 Safe are their young ones, They grow up in the field, they have gone out, And have not returned to them.
Their young ones are strong; they grow up in the fields; They go away, and return not to them.
5 Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Yea, the bands of the wild ass who opened?
Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass,
6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,
To whom I have given the wilderness for his house, And the barren land for his dwelling-place?
7 He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.
He scorneth the tumult of the city, And heedeth not the shouting of the driver;
8 The range of mountains [is] his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.
The range of the mountains is his pasture; He seeketh after every green thing,
9 Is a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib?
Will the wild-ox consent to serve thee? Will he pass the night at thy crib?
10 Dost thou bind a Reem in a furrow [with] his thick band? Doth he harrow valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with the harness to the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 Dost thou trust in him because great [is] his power? And dost thou leave unto him thy labour?
Wilt thou rely upon him because his strength is great, And commit to him thy labor?
12 Dost thou trust in him That he doth bring back thy seed? And [to] thy threshing-floor doth gather [it]?
Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy grain, And gather in thy harvest?
13 The wing of the rattling ones exulteth, Whether the pinion of the ostrich or hawk.
The wing of the ostrich moveth joyfully; But is it with loving pinion and feathers?
14 For she leaveth on the earth her eggs, And on the dust she doth warm them,
Nay, she layeth her eggs on the ground; She warmeth them in the dust,
15 And she forgetteth that a foot may press it, And a beast of the field tread it down.
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, And that the wild beast may break them.
16 Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain [is] her labour without fear.
She is cruel to her young, as if they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, yet she feareth not;
17 For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:
Because God hath denied her wisdom, And hath not given her understanding.
18 At the time on high she lifteth herself up, She laugheth at the horse and at his rider.
Yet when she lasheth herself up on high, She laugheth at the horse and his rider.
19 Dost thou give to the horse might? Dost thou clothe his neck [with] a mane?
Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with his trembling mane?
20 Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting [is] terrible.
Hast thou taught him to bound like the locust? How majestic his snorting! how terrible!
21 They dig in a valley, and he rejoiceth in power, He goeth forth to meet the armour.
He paweth in the valley; he exulteth in his strength, And rusheth into the midst of arms.
22 He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted, And he turneth not back from the face of the sword.
He laugheth at fear; he trembleth not, And turneth not back from the sword.
23 Against him rattle doth quiver, The flame of a spear, and a halbert.
Against him rattle the quiver, The flaming spear, and the lance.
24 With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth not stedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet.
With rage and fury he devoureth the ground; He will not believe that the trumpet soundeth.
25 Among the trumpets he saith, Aha, And from afar he doth smell battle, Roaring of princes and shouting.
At every blast of the trumpet, he saith, Aha! And snuffeth the battle afar off, —The thunder of the captains, and the war-shout.
26 By thine understanding flieth a hawk? Spreadeth he his wings to the south?
Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk flieth, And spreadeth his wings toward the south?
27 At thy command goeth an eagle up high? Or lifteth he up his nest?
Doth the eagle soar at thy command, And build his nest on high?
28 A rock he doth inhabit, Yea, he lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.
He dwelleth and lodgeth upon the rock, Upon the peak of the rock, and the stronghold.
29 From thence he hath sought food, To a far off place his eyes look attentively,
From thence he spieth out prey; His eyes discern it from afar.
30 And his brood gulp up blood, And where the pierced [are] — there [is] he!
His young ones suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he.
