Job 39:1-3

1 "Do you know when 1the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe 2the calving of the does?
2 Can you number the months that they fulfill, and do you know the time when they give birth,
3 when they 3crouch, bring forth their offspring, and are delivered of their young?

Job 39:1-3 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.

Cross References 3

  • 1. 1 Samuel 24:2; Psalms 104:18
  • 2. Psalms 29:9
  • 3. 1 Samuel 4:19
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