Job 39:1-2

God Speaks of Nature and Its Beings

1 "Do you know the time the 1mountain * goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the 2deer?
2 "Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth?

Job 39:1-2 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 2

  • 1. Deuteronomy 14:5; 1 Samuel 24:2; Psalms 104:18
  • 2. Psalms 29:9

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "goats of the rock"
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