Job 39:10

10 Can you hold it to the plowed row with a harness so it will plow the valleys for you?

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 hills looking for pasture, looking for anything green to eat.
9 "Will the wild ox agree to serve you and stay by your feeding box at night?
10 Can you hold it to the plowed row with a harness so it will plow the valleys for you?
11 Will you depend on the wild ox for its great strength and leave your heavy work for it to do?
12 Can you trust the ox to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
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