Job 39:10

10 Can you hold the wild ox by its harness to the furrow? Will it plow the valleys behind you?^[a]

Job 39:10 Meaning and Commentary

Job 39:10

Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow?
&c.] Put the yoke and harness upon him, and fasten it to the plough to draw it, that he may make furrows with it in the field, or plough up the ground as the tame ox does? thou canst not;

or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
draw the harrow which is used after ploughing to break the clods, and make the land smooth and even? he will not: valleys are particularly mentioned, because arable land is usually in them; see ( Psalms 65:13 ) .

Job 39:10 In-Context

8 It roams the mountains for its pastureland, searching for anything green.

9 Would the wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it spend the night by your feeding trough?

10 Can you hold the wild ox by its harness to the furrow? Will it plow the valleys behind you?

11 Can you depend on it because of its strength? Would you leave it to do your hard work?

12 Can you trust the wild ox to harvest your grain and bring [it] to your threshing floor?

Footnotes

• [a]. Isa 28:24; Hs 10:11