Job 38:40

40 When they crouch in their dens, And lie in wait in the thicket?

Job 38:40 Meaning and Commentary

Job 38:40

When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to
lie in wait?
] Which some understand of old lions, who, for want of strength, lie couchant in their dens, or in some covert place, waiting for any prey that passes by, to seize upon it. But the same pasture and places are used by younger lions, as well as old ones; who are emblems of wicked men, cruel persecutors, and bloodthirsty tyrants, who fill their palaces and kingdoms with murder and rapine; see ( Psalms 10:8-10 ) ( Nahum 2:11 Nahum 2:12 ) .

Job 38:40 In-Context

38 When the dust runs into a mass, And the clods of earth stick together?

39 "Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

40 When they crouch in their dens, And lie in wait in the thicket?

41 Who provides for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry to God, And wander for lack of food?