Job 39:3

The LORD Speaks of His Creation · Job 39:1–30
Read Job 39

Translations

Modern
They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
Traditional
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
Literal
They bend down and squeeze out their young; their labor pains they send forth.
Latin
Incurvantur ad fœtum, et pariunt, et rugitus emittunt.

Original

Hebrew
English
They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.

Notes

God challenges Job. Job admits he cannot judge the moral world. God shows Job's ignorance of the natural world's elements related to the realm of heaven, weather, animals, and birds (38:4–21; 22–38; 39–39:30).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints God’s Uniqueness

Events

Glossary

Book of Job Deer Proverbs, Book of Wisdom Literature

Topics

God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To The Hart: Female of Brings Forth with Difficulty