約伯記 38:39

39 母 獅 子 在 洞 中 蹲 伏 ， 少 壯 獅 子 在 隱 密 處 埋 伏 ； 你 能 為 他 們 抓 取 食 物 ， 使 他 們 飽 足 麼 ？

約伯記 38:39 Meaning and Commentary

Job 38:39

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion?
&c.] From meteors the Lord passes to animals, beasts, and birds, wherefore some here begin the thirty ninth chapter, which only treats of such; and he begins with the lion, the strongest among beasts, and most fierce; cruel, and voracious; and asks, who hunts his prey for him? Not man, who cannot; and if he could, durst not: but the Lord does; and, according to some writers ^F24, he has provided a small creature, between a fox and a wolf, called a jackal; which goes before the lion, and hunts the prey for him. And could this be understood particularly of the old lion, as Cocceius and others, naturalists ^F25 observe, that young lions hunt for the old ones, when they are not able to go in search of prey; and when they have got it, either bring it to them, or call them to partake of it with them;

or fill the appetite of the young lions,
whose appetite is sharp and keen, and requires a great deal to fill it, and especially to satisfy a great many of them; herds of them, as Mr. Broughton renders the word, and which signifies a company; see ( Psalms 68:30 ) . Men cannot feed them, but God can and does; there being some ends in Providence to be answered thereby, see ( Psalms 104:21 ) ; see also ( Psalms 34:8-10 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Thevenot's Travels, part 2. c. 13.
F25 Aelian. de Animal. l. 9. c. 1.

約伯記 38:39 In-Context

37 誰 能 用 智 慧 數 算 雲 彩 呢 ？ 塵 土 聚 集 成 團 ， 土 塊 緊 緊 結 連 ； 那 時 ， 誰 能 傾 倒 天 上 的 瓶 呢 ？

38 a

39 母 獅 子 在 洞 中 蹲 伏 ， 少 壯 獅 子 在 隱 密 處 埋 伏 ； 你 能 為 他 們 抓 取 食 物 ， 使 他 們 飽 足 麼 ？

40 a

41 烏 鴉 之 雛 因 無 食 物 飛 來 飛 去 ， 哀 告 神 ； 那 時 ， 誰 為 他 預 備 食 物 呢 ？