Job Chapter 39
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
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Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me,
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Even by reason of my haste that is in me.
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I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame;
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And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.
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Knowest thou
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not this of old time,
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Since man was placed upon earth,
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That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
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And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
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Though his height mount up to the heavens,
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And his head reach unto the clouds;
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Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung:
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They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?
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He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found:
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Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
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The eye which saw him shall see him no more;
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Neither shall his place any more behold him.
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His children shall seek the favor of the poor,
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And his hands shall give back his wealth.
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His bones are full of his youth,
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But it shall lie down with him in the dust.
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Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth,
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Though he hide it under his tongue,
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Though he spare it, and will not let it go,
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But keep it still within his mouth;
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Yet his food in his bowels is turned,
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It is the gall of asps within him.
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He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again;
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God will cast them out of his belly.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? dost thou mark the calving of the hinds?
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Dost thou number the months that they fulfil? and knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
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They bow themselves, they give birth to their young ones, they cast out their pains;
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Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go forth, and return not unto them.
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Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager,
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Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings?
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He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver;
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The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
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Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib?
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Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
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Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
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Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy threshing-floor?
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The wing of the ostrich beats joyously — But is it the stork's pinion and plumage?
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For she leaveth her eggs to the earth, and warmeth them in the dust,
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And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the beast of the field may trample them.
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She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern.
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ForGod hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding.
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What time she lasheth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
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Hast thou given strength to the horse? hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?
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Dost thou make him to leap as a locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.
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He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength; he goeth forth to meet the armed host.
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He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from before the sword.
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The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
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He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, and cannot contain himself at the sound of the trumpet:
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At the noise of the trumpets he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
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Doth the hawk fly by thine intelligence, [and] stretch his wings toward the south?
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Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make his nest on high?
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He inhabiteth the rock and maketh his dwelling on the point of the cliff, and the fastness:
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From thence he spieth out the prey, his eyes look into the distance;
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And his young ones suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is he.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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[Say] if thou knowest the time of the bringing forth of the wild goats of the rock, and [if] thou hast marked the calving of the hinds:
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and [if] thou hast numbered the full months of their being with young, and [if] thou hast relieved their pangs:
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and hast reared their young without fear; and wilt thou loosen their pangs?
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Their young will break forth; they will be multiplied with offspring: [their young] will go forth, and will not return to them.
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And who is he that sent forth the wild ass free? and who loosed his bands?
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whereas I made his habitation the wilderness, and the salt land his coverts.
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He laughs to scorn the multitude of the city, and hears not the chiding of the tax-gatherer.
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He will survey the mountains [as] his pasture, and he seeks after every green thing.
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And will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or to lie down at thy manger?
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And wilt thou bind his yoke with thongs, or will he plough furrows for thee in the plain?
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And dost thou trust him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou commit thy works to him?
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And wilt thou believe that he will return to thee thy seed, and bring [it] in [to] thy threshing-floor?
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The peacock has a beautiful wing: if the stork and the ostrich conceive, [it is worthy of notice],
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for [the ostrich] will leave her eggs in the ground, and warm them on the dust,
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and has forgotten that the foot will scatter them, and the wild beasts of the field trample them.
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She has hardened [herself] against her young ones, as though [she bereaved] not herself: she labours in vain without fear.
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For God has withholden wisdom from her, and not given her a portion in understanding.
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In her season she will lift herself on high; she will scorn the horse and his rider.
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Hast thou invested the horse with strength, and clothed his neck with terror?
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And hast thou clad him in perfect armour, and made his breast glorious with courage?
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He paws exulting in the plain, and goes forth in strength into the plain.
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He laughs to scorn a king as he meets him, and will by no means turn back from the sword.
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The bow and sword resound against him; and [his] rage will swallow up the ground:
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and he will not believe until the trumpet sounds.
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And when the trumpet sounds, he says, Aha! and afar off he smells the war with prancing and neighing.
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And does the hawk remain steady by thy wisdom, having spread out her wings unmoved, looking toward the region of the south?
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And does the eagle rise at thy command, and the vulture remain sitting over his nest,
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on a crag of a rock, and in a secret [place]?
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Thence he seeks food, his eyes observe from far.
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And his young ones roll themselves in blood, and wherever the carcases may be, immediately they are found.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Numquid nosti tempus partus ibicum in petris, vel parturientes cervas observasti?
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Dinumerasti menses conceptus earum, et scisti tempus partus earum?
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Incurvantur ad fœtum, et pariunt, et rugitus emittunt.
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Separantur filii earum, et pergunt ad pastum: egrediuntur, et non revertuntur ad eas.
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Quis dimisit onagrum liberum, et vincula eius quis solvit?
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Cui dedi in solitudine domum, et tabernacula eius in terra salsuginis.
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Contemnit multitudinem civitatis, clamorem exactoris non audit.
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Circumspicit montes pascuæ suæ, et virentia quæque perquirit.
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Numquid volet rhinoceros servire tibi, aut morabitur ad præsepe tuum?
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Numquid alligabis rhinocerota ad arandum loro tuo? aut confringet glebas vallium post te?
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Numquid fiduciam habebis in magna fortitudine eius, et derelinques ei labores tuos?
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Numquid credes illi quod sementem reddat tibi, et aream tuam congreget?
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Penna struthionis similis est pennis herodii, et accipitris.
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Quando derelinquit ova sua in terra, tu forsitan in pulvere calefacies ea?
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Obliviscitur quod pes conculcet ea, aut bestia agri conterat.
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Duratur ad filios suos quasi non sint sui, frustra laboravit nullo timore cogente.
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Privavit enim eam Deus sapientia, nec dedit illi intelligentiam.
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Cum tempus fuerit, in altum alas erigit: deridet equum et ascensorem eius.
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Numquid præbebis equo fortitudinem, aut circumdabis collo eius hinnitum?
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Numquid suscitabis eum quasi locustas? gloria narium eius terror.
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Terram ungula fodit, exultat audacter: in occursum pergit armatis.
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Contemnit pavorem, nec cedit gladio.
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Super ipsum sonabit pharetra, vibrabit hasta et clypeus.
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Fervens et fremens sorbet terram, nec reputat tubæ sonare clangorem.
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Ubi audierit buccinam, dicit: Vah, procul odoratur bellum, exhortationem ducum, et ululatum exercitus.
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Numquid per sapientiam tuam plumescit accipiter, expandens alas suas ad Austrum?
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Numquid ad præceptum tuum elevabitur aquila, et in arduis ponet nidum suum?
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In petris manet, et in præruptis silicibus commoratur, atque inaccessis rupibus.
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Inde contemplatur escam, et de longe oculi eius prospiciunt,
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Pulli eius lambent sanguinem: et ubicumque cadaver fuerit, statim adest.
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Et adiecit Dominus, et locutus est ad Iob:
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Numquid qui contendit cum Deo, tam facile conquiescit? utique qui arguit Deum, debet respondere ei.
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Respondens autem Iob Domino, dixit:
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Qui leviter locutus sum, respondere quid possum? manum meam ponam super os meum.
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Unum locutus sum, quod utinam non dixissem: et alterum, quibus ultra non addam.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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“Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears fawns?
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Can you count the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they give birth?
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They bow themselves. They bear their young. They end their labor pains.
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Their young ones become strong. They grow up in the open field. They go out, and don’t return again.
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“Who has set the wild donkey free? Or who has loosened the bonds of the swift donkey,
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whose home I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling place?
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He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.
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The range of the mountains is his pasture. He searches after every green thing.
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“Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?
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Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?
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Will you trust him, because his strength is great? Or will you leave to him your labor?
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Will you confide in him, that he will bring home your seed, and gather the grain of your threshing floor?
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“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love?
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For she leaves her eggs on the earth, warms them in the dust,
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and forgets that the foot may crush them, or that the wild animal may trample them.
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She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,
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because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.
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When she lifts up herself on high, she scorns the horse and his rider.
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“Have you given the horse might? Have you clothed his neck with a quivering mane?
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Have you made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is awesome.
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He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength. He goes out to meet the armed men.
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He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed, neither does he turn back from the sword.
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The quiver rattles against him, the flashing spear and the javelin.
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He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage, neither does he stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
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As often as the trumpet sounds he snorts, ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
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“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?
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Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, and makes his nest on high?
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On the cliff he dwells and makes his home, on the point of the cliff and the stronghold.
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From there he spies out the prey. His eyes see it afar off.
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His young ones also suck up blood. Where the slain are, there he is.”
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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Hast thou known the time of The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? The bringing forth of hinds thou dost mark!
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Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!
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They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.
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Safe are their young ones, They grow up in the field, they have gone out, And have not returned to them.
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Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Yea, the bands of the wild ass who opened?
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Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,
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He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.
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The range of mountains <FI>is<Fi> his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.
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Is a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib?
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Dost thou bind a Reem in a furrow <FI>with<Fi> his thick band? Doth he harrow valleys after thee?
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Dost thou trust in him because great <FI>is<Fi> his power? And dost thou leave unto him thy labour?
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Dost thou trust in him That he doth bring back thy seed? And <FI>to<Fi> thy threshing-floor doth gather <FI>it<Fi> ?
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The wing of the rattling ones exulteth, Whether the pinion of the ostrich or hawk.
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For she leaveth on the earth her eggs, And on the dust she doth warm them,
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And she forgetteth that a foot may press it, And a beast of the field tread it down.
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Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain <FI>is<Fi> her labour without fear.
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For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:
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At the time on high she lifteth herself up, She laugheth at the horse and at his rider.
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Dost thou give to the horse might? Dost thou clothe his neck <FI>with<Fi> a mane?
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Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting <FI>is<Fi> terrible.
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They dig in a valley, and he rejoiceth in power, He goeth forth to meet the armour.
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He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted, And he turneth not back from the face of the sword.
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Against him rattle doth quiver, The flame of a spear, and a halbert.
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With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth not stedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet.
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Among the trumpets he saith, Aha, And from afar he doth smell battle, Roaring of princes and shouting.
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By thine understanding flieth a hawk? Spreadeth he his wings to the south?
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At thy command goeth an eagle up high? Or lifteth he up his nest?
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A rock he doth inhabit, Yea, he lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.
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From thence he hath sought food, To a far off place his eyes look attentively,
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And his brood gulp up blood, And where the pierced <FI>are<Fi> --there <FI>is<Fi> he!
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A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).