Job 39:7-17

7 "He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.

8 "He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing.

9 "Will the ¹wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger?

10 "Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you?

11 "Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him?

12 "Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor?

13 "The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love,

14 For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,

15 And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them.

16 "She treats her young ²cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned *;

17 Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

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Job 39:7-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 39

This chapter treats of various creatures, beasts and birds, which Job had little knowledge of, had no concern in the making of them, and scarcely any power over them; as of the goats and hinds, Job 39:1-4; of the wild ass, Job 39:5-8; of the unicorn, Job 39:9-12; of the peacock and ostrich, Job 39:13-18; of the horse, Job 39:19-25; and of the hawk and eagle, Job 39:26-30.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 2

1. Numbers 23:22; Deuteronomy 33:17; Psalms 22:21; Psalms 29:6; Psalms 92:10; Isaiah 34:7
2. Lamentations 4:3

Footnotes 6

[a]. Lit "his rope"
[b]. Lit "seed"
[c]. Or "a stork"
[d]. Lit "it"
[e]. Lit "it"
[f]. Lit "without fear"

Job 39:7-17

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Job 39:7-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 39

Cross References 2

Footnotes 6