Iyov 38:40

40 When they crouch in their me’onot (dens), and abide in the lair to lie in ambush?

Iyov 38:40 Meaning and Commentary

Job 38:40

When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to
lie in wait?
] Which some understand of old lions, who, for want of strength, lie couchant in their dens, or in some covert place, waiting for any prey that passes by, to seize upon it. But the same pasture and places are used by younger lions, as well as old ones; who are emblems of wicked men, cruel persecutors, and bloodthirsty tyrants, who fill their palaces and kingdoms with murder and rapine; see ( Psalms 10:8-10 ) ( Nahum 2:11 Nahum 2:12 ) .

Iyov 38:40 In-Context

38 When the dust hardens into a clump, and the clods cleave fast together?

39 Wilt thou hunt the teref for the lioness, or fill the appetite of her whelps,

40 When they crouch in their me’onot (dens), and abide in the lair to lie in ambush?

41 Who provideth for the raven his food? When his young ones cry unto El, they wander about for lack of okhel.