KNOWEST thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

1Knowest thou the time when the wild goates of the rocke bring forth? or canst thou marke when the hindes doe calue?

2Canst thou number the moneths that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

3They bowe themselues, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrowes.

4Their yong ones are in good liking, they grow vp with corne: they go forth, and returne not vnto them.

5Who hath sent out the wild asse free? or who hath looosed the bands of the wild asse?

6Whose house I haue made the wildernesse, and the barren lande his dwellings.

7He scorneth the multitude of the citie, neither regardeth he the crying of the driuer.

8The range of the mountaines is his pasture, and hee searcheth after euery greene thing.

9Will the Unicorne be willing to serue thee? or abide by thy cribbe?

10Canst thou binde the Unicorne with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleyes after thee?

11Wilt thou trust him because his strength is great? or wilt thou leaue thy labour to him?

12Wilt thou beleeue him that hee will bring home thy seed? and gather it into thy barne?

13Gauest thou the goodly wings vnto the peacocks, or wings and feathers vnto the Ostrich?

14Which leaueth her egges in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wilde beast may breake them.

16She is hardened against her yong ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vaine without feare.

17Because God hath depriued her of wisedome, neither hath he imparted to her vnderstanding.

18What time she lifteth vp her selfe on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

19Hast thou giuen the horse strength? hast thou clothed his necke with thunder?

20Canst thou make him afraid as a grashopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

21He paweth in the valley, and reioyceth in his strength: hee goeth on to meet the armed men.

22He mocketh at feare, and is not affrighted: neither turneth he backe from the sword.

23The quiuer ratleth against him, the glittering speare and the shield.

24He swalloweth the ground with fiercenesse and rage: neither beleeueth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

25Hee saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha: and he smelleth the battaile afarre off, the thunder of the captaines, and the shouting.

26Doeth the hawke flie by thy wisedome, and stretch her wings toward the South?

27Doeth the Eagle mount vp at thy commaund? and make her nest on high?

28She dwelleth and abideth on the rocke, vpon the cragge of the rocke, and the strong place.

29From thence she seeketh the pray, and her eyes behold a farre off.

30Her yong ones also suck vp blood: and where the slaine are, there is he.

I == Ps 29:9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI == Job 24:5 ; Jer 2:24 ; Hos 8:9

VII == Job 3:18

 

 

 

IX == Num 23:22 ; Deut 33:17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XVI == Lam 4:3

 

XVII == Job 35:11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXI == Jer 8:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXVII == Jer 49:16 ; Obad 1:4

 

 

 

 

XXX == Matt 24:28 ; Luke 17:37

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Do you know about the birth of the mountain goats, watch for the birth pangs of the hinds,

2 Number the months that they must fulfill, and fix the time of their bringing forth?

3 They crouch down and bear their young; they deliver their progeny in the desert.

4 When their offspring thrive and grow, they leave and do not return.

5 Who has given the wild ass his freedom, and who has loosed him from bonds?

6 I have made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.

7 He scoffs at the uproar of the city, and hears no shouts of a driver.

8 He ranges the mountains for pasture, and seeks out every patch of green.

9 Will the wild ox consent to serve you, and to pass the nights by your manger?

10 Will a rope bind him in the furrow, and will he harrow the valleys after you?

11 Will you trust him for his great strength and leave to him the fruits of your toil?

12 Can you rely on him to thresh out your grain and gather in the yield of your threshing floor?

13 The wings of the ostrich beat idly; her plumage is lacking in pinions.

14 When she leaves her eggs on the ground and deposits them in the sand,

15 Unmindful that a foot may crush them, that the wild beasts may trample them,

16 She cruelly disowns her young and ruthlessly makes nought of her brood;

17 For God has withheld wisdom from her and has given her no share in understanding.

18 Yet in her swiftness of foot she makes sport of the horse and his rider.

19 Do you give the horse his strength, and endow his neck with splendor?

20 Do you make the steed to quiver while his thunderous snorting spreads terror?

21 He jubilantly paws the plain and rushes in his might against the weapons.

22 He laughs at fear and cannot be deterred; he turns not back from the sword.

23 Around him rattles the quiver, flashes the spear and the javelin.

24 Frenzied and trembling he devours the ground; he holds not back at the sound of the trumpet,

25 but at each blast he cries, "Aha!" Even from afar he scents the battle, the roar of the chiefs and the shouting.

26 Is it by your discernment that the hawk soars, that he spreads his wings toward the south?

27 Does the eagle fly up at your command to build his nest aloft?

28 On the cliff he dwells and spends the night, on the spur of the cliff or the fortress.

29 From thence he watches for his prey; his eyes behold it afar off.

30 His young ones greedily drink blood; where the slain are, there is he.

v 1-4. God asked Job questions concerning birth of wild animals which only a few people who have gone on research projects could answer yet today.
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5-8. Only God has control over and provides for wild donkeys.

 

 

 

 

v 9-12. In contrast to a tame ox, the wild ox referred to could not be tamed by Job, so how could he know God’s dealings with man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 13-18. The ostrich is a huge,  seemingly stupid bird, the way hens lay eggs together, some of them rolling out on the sand, and being trampled by the various mothers crowding in. It can’t fly, but God has created it to run 40 mph.

 

 

 

 

 

v 19-25. Only God created the horse which is awesome in it’s wild stage, and trained, it  is eager to charge relentlessly into battle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 26-30. Job had not the wisdom to cause a hawk to migrate for winter, nor to show eagles, probably griffon vultures, to nest on high and seek distant prey.