Job 39:10

10 Can you tie [the] wild ox [with] its rope to a furrow, or will it harrow [the] valleys after 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 explores [the] mountains [as] its pasture and searches after every kind of green plant.

9 "Is [the] wild ox willing to serve you, or will he spend the night at your feeding trough?

10 Can you tie [the] wild ox [with] its rope to a furrow, or will it harrow [the] valleys after you?

11 Can you trust it because its strength [is] great, or will you hand your labor over to it?

12 Can you rely on it that it will return your grain and [that] it will gather [it] to your threshing floor?