Job 39
1Do you know when mountain goats give birth?
Have you watched the deer in labor?2
3Can you count the months they are pregnant so you can know the time they give birth?4
5They crouch down to give birth to their young; they deliver their newborn.6
7Their offspring are healthy and grow up in the open field. They leave and do not return.8
9Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from its harness?10
11I made the desert its home, and the salty wasteland its dwelling.12
13It scoffs at the noise of the village and never hears the shouts of a driver.14
15It roams the mountains for its pastureland, searching for anything green.16
17Would the wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it spend the night by your feeding trough?18
19Can you hold the wild ox to a furrow by its harness? Will it plow the valleys behind you?20
21Can you depend on it because its strength is great? Would you leave it to do your hard work?22
23Can you trust the wild ox to harvest your grain and bring it to your threshing floor?24
25The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but are her feathers and plumage like the stork’s?26
27She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand.28
29She forgets that a foot may crush them or that some wild animal may trample them.30
31She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own, with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.32
33For God has deprived her of wisdom; he has not endowed her with understanding.34
35When she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.36
37Do you give strength to the horse? Do you adorn his neck with a mane?38
39Do you make him leap like a locust? His proud snorting fills one with terror.40
41He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.42
43He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing; he does not run from the sword.44
45A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and a javelin.46
47He charges ahead with trembling rage; he cannot stand still at the sound of the ram’s horn.48
49When the ram’s horn blasts, he snorts defiantly. He smells the battle from a distance; he hears the officers’ shouts and the battle cry.50
51Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south?52
53Does the eagle soar at your command and make its nest on high?54
55It lives on a cliff where it spends the night; its stronghold is on a rocky crag.56
57From there it searches for prey; its eyes penetrate the distance.58
59Its brood gulps down blood, and where the slain are, it is there.60
3Can you count the months they are pregnant so you can know the time they give birth?4
5They crouch down to give birth to their young; they deliver their newborn.6
7Their offspring are healthy and grow up in the open field. They leave and do not return.8
9Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from its harness?10
11I made the desert its home, and the salty wasteland its dwelling.12
13It scoffs at the noise of the village and never hears the shouts of a driver.14
15It roams the mountains for its pastureland, searching for anything green.16
17Would the wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it spend the night by your feeding trough?18
19Can you hold the wild ox to a furrow by its harness? Will it plow the valleys behind you?20
21Can you depend on it because its strength is great? Would you leave it to do your hard work?22
23Can you trust the wild ox to harvest your grain and bring it to your threshing floor?24
25The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but are her feathers and plumage like the stork’s?26
27She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand.28
29She forgets that a foot may crush them or that some wild animal may trample them.30
31She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own, with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.32
33For God has deprived her of wisdom; he has not endowed her with understanding.34
35When she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.36
37Do you give strength to the horse? Do you adorn his neck with a mane?38
39Do you make him leap like a locust? His proud snorting fills one with terror.40
41He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.42
43He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing; he does not run from the sword.44
45A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and a javelin.46
47He charges ahead with trembling rage; he cannot stand still at the sound of the ram’s horn.48
49When the ram’s horn blasts, he snorts defiantly. He smells the battle from a distance; he hears the officers’ shouts and the battle cry.50
51Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south?52
53Does the eagle soar at your command and make its nest on high?54
55It lives on a cliff where it spends the night; its stronghold is on a rocky crag.56
57From there it searches for prey; its eyes penetrate the distance.58
59Its brood gulps down blood, and where the slain are, it is there.60