Job 39:10

10 Could you tie a rope around its neck and make it plow furrows 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 ranges over the hills for its pasture, searching for anything green.
9 "Would a wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it stay by your stall?
10 Could you tie a rope around its neck and make it plow furrows for you?
11 Would you trust its great strength enough to let it do your heavy work,
12 or rely on it to bring home your seed and gather the grain from your threshing-floor?
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