Job 39:5-8

5 “Who let the wild donkey go free? Who untied its ropes?
6 I gave it the wasteland as its home, the salt flats as its habitat.
7 It laughs at the commotion in the town; it does not hear a driver’s shout.
8 It ranges the hills for its pasture and searches for any green thing.

Job 39:5-8 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 7

  • 1. S Genesis 16:12; Job 6:5; Job 11:12; Job 24:5
  • 2. Job 24:5; Psalms 107:34; Jeremiah 2:24
  • 3. Job 30:4
  • 4. Job 30:7; Jeremiah 14:6; Jeremiah 17:6; Hosea 8:9
  • 5. S Job 5:22
  • 6. Job 3:18
  • 7. Isaiah 32:20
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