Job 39
God asks Job if he has knowledge or control over the birth and behavior of wild animals such as goats, deer, wild asses, and rhinoceroses. God also questions whether Job can tame or command animals like the ostrich, horse, or hawk, highlighting their unique characteristics and abilities. The passage emphasizes God's power and wisdom in creating and governing the natural world, contrasting it with human limitations.
1Do you know at what time the wild goats have given birth among the rocks, or do you observe the deer when they go into labor2Have you numbered the months since their conception, and do you know at what time they gave birth3They bend themselves for their offspring, and they give birth, and they emit roars4Their young are weaned and go out to feed; they depart and do not return to them5Who has set the wild ass free, and who has released his bonds6I have given a house in solitude to him, and his tabernacle is in the salted land7He despises the crowded city; he does not pay attention to the bellow of the tax collector8He looks around the mountains of his pasture, and he searches everywhere for green plants9Will the rhinoceros be willing to serve you, and will he remain in your stall10Can you detain the rhinoceros with your harness to plough for you, and will he loosen the soil of the furrows behind you11Will you put your faith in his great strength, and delegate your labors to him12Will you trust him to return to you the seed, and to gather it on your drying floor13The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk14When she leaves eggs behind in the earth, will you perhaps warm them in the dust15She forgets that feet may trample them, or that the beasts of the field may shatter them16She is hardened against her young, as if they were not hers; she has labored in vain, with no fear compelling her17For God has deprived her of wisdom; neither has he given her understanding18Yet, when the time is right, she raises her wings on high; she ridicules the horse and his rider19Will you supply strength to the horse, or envelope his throat with neighing20Will you alarm him as the locusts do? His panic is revealed by the display of his nostrils21He digs at the earth with his hoof; he jumps around boldly; he advances to meet armed men22He despises fear; he does not turn away from the sword23Above him, the quiver rattles, the spear and the shield shake24Seething and raging, he drinks up the earth; neither does he pause when the blast of the trumpet sounds25When he hears the bugle, he says, "Ha!" He smells the battle from a distance, the exhortation of the officers, and the battle cry of the soldiers26Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom, spreading her wings towards the south27Will the eagle lift herself up at your command and make her nest in steep places28She dwells among the rocks, and she lingers among broken boulders and inaccessible cliffs29From there, she looks for food, and her eyes catch sight of it from far away30Her young will drink blood, and wherever the carcass will be, she is there immediately
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