Job 39:4

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

Modern
Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
Traditional
Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
Literal
Their young ones are healthy; they increase in the field; they go forth and do not return to them.
Latin
Separantur filii earum, et pergunt ad pastum: egrediuntur, et non revertuntur ad eas.

Original

Hebrew
English
Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.

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: Young of, Abundantly Provided For