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World English Bible

Job 39 (WEBP)

[1] “Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears fawns?
[2] Can you count the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they give birth?
[3] They bow themselves. They bear their young. They end their labor pains.
[4] Their young ones become strong. They grow up in the open field. They go out, and don’t return again.
[5] “Who has set the wild donkey free? Or who has loosened the bonds of the swift donkey,
[6] whose home I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling place?
[7] He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.
[8] The range of the mountains is his pasture. He searches after every green thing.
[9] “Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?
[10] Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?
[11] Will you trust him, because his strength is great? Or will you leave to him your labor?
[12] Will you confide in him, that he will bring home your seed, and gather the grain of your threshing floor?
[13] “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love?
[14] For she leaves her eggs on the earth, warms them in the dust,
[15] and forgets that the foot may crush them, or that the wild animal may trample them.
[16] She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,
[17] because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.
[18] When she lifts up herself on high, she scorns the horse and his rider.
[19] “Have you given the horse might? Have you clothed his neck with a quivering mane?
[20] Have you made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is awesome.
[21] He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength. He goes out to meet the armed men.
[22] He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed, neither does he turn back from the sword.
[23] The quiver rattles against him, the flashing spear and the javelin.
[24] He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage, neither does he stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
[25] As often as the trumpet sounds he snorts, ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
[26] “Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?
[27] Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, and makes his nest on high?
[28] On the cliff he dwells and makes his home, on the point of the cliff and the stronghold.
[29] From there he spies out the prey. His eyes see it afar off.
[30] His young ones also suck up blood. Where the slain are, there he is.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 39 (KJVS)

[1] Knowest () thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? () [or] canst thou mark () when the hinds do calve? ()
[2] Canst thou number () the months [that] they fulfil? () or knowest () thou the time when they bring forth? ()
[3] They bow () themselves, they bring forth () their young ones, they cast out () their sorrows.
[4] Their young ones are in good liking, () they grow up () with corn; they go forth, () and return () not unto them.
[5] Who hath sent out () the wild ass free? or who hath loosed () the bands of the wild ass?
[6] Whose house I have made () the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
[7] He scorneth () the multitude of the city, neither regardeth () he the crying of the driver. ()
[8] The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he searcheth () after every green thing.
[9] Will the unicorn be willing () to serve () thee, or abide () by thy crib?
[10] Canst thou bind () the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow () the valleys after thee?
[11] Wilt thou trust () him, because his strength [is] great? or wilt thou leave () thy labour to him?
[12] Wilt thou believe () him, that he will bring home () () () thy seed, and gather () [it into] thy barn?
[13] [Gavest thou] the goodly wings unto the peacocks? () or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
[14] Which leaveth () her eggs in the earth, and warmeth () them in dust,
[15] And forgetteth () that the foot may crush () them, or that the wild beast may break () them.
[16] She is hardened () against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
[17] Because God hath deprived () her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted () to her understanding.
[18] What time she lifteth up () herself on high, she scorneth () the horse and his rider. ()
[19] Hast thou given () the horse strength? hast thou clothed () his neck with thunder?
[20] Canst thou make him afraid () as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils [is] terrible.
[21] He paweth () in the valley, and rejoiceth () in [his] strength: he goeth on () to meet () the armed men.
[22] He mocketh () at fear, and is not affrighted; () neither turneth he back () from the sword.
[23] The quiver rattleth () against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
[24] He swalloweth () the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth () he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet.
[25] He saith () among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth () the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
[26] Doth the hawk fly () by thy wisdom, [and] stretch () her wings toward the south?
[27] Doth the eagle mount up () at thy command, and make her nest on high? ()
[28] She dwelleth () and abideth () on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
[29] From thence she seeketh () the prey, [and] her eyes behold () afar off.
[30] Her young ones also suck up () blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she.

Young’s Literal Translation

Job 39 (YLT)

[1] Hast thou known the time of The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? The bringing forth of hinds thou dost mark!
[2] Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!
[3] They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.
[4] Safe are their young ones, They grow up in the field, they have gone out, And have not returned to them.
[5] Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Yea, the bands of the wild ass who opened?
[6] Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,
[7] He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.
[8] The range of mountains is his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.
[9] Is a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib?
[10] Dost thou bind a Reem in a furrow with his thick band? Doth he harrow valleys after thee?
[11] Dost thou trust in him because great is his power? And dost thou leave unto him thy labour?
[12] Dost thou trust in him That he doth bring back thy seed? And to thy threshing-floor doth gather it?
[13] The wing of the rattling ones exulteth, Whether the pinion of the ostrich or hawk.
[14] For she leaveth on the earth her eggs, And on the dust she doth warm them,
[15] And she forgetteth that a foot may press it, And a beast of the field tread it down.
[16] Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain is her labour without fear.
[17] For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:
[18] At the time on high she lifteth herself up, She laugheth at the horse and at his rider.
[19] Dost thou give to the horse might? Dost thou clothe his neck with a mane?
[20] Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting is terrible.
[21] They dig in a valley, and he rejoiceth in power, He goeth forth to meet the armour.
[22] He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted, And he turneth not back from the face of the sword.
[23] Against him rattle doth quiver, The flame of a spear, and a halbert.
[24] With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth not stedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet.
[25] Among the trumpets he saith, Aha, And from afar he doth smell battle, Roaring of princes and shouting.
[26] By thine understanding flieth a hawk? Spreadeth he his wings to the south?
[27] At thy command goeth an eagle up high? Or lifteth he up his nest?
[28] A rock he doth inhabit, Yea, he lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.
[29] From thence he hath sought food, To a far off place his eyes look attentively,
[30] And his brood gulp up blood, And where the pierced are-there is he!