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| Job 39:1 |
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"Do you know the time the mountain goats give
birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer? |
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| Job 39:2 |
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"Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do
you know the time they give birth? |
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| Job 39:3 |
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"They kneel down, they bring forth their young,
They get rid of their labor pains. |
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| Job 39:4 |
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"Their offspring become strong, they grow up
in the open field; They leave and do not return to them. |
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| Job 39:5 |
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"Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who
loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, |
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| Job 39:6 |
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To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And
the salt land for his dwelling place? |
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| Job 39:7 |
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"He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings
of the driver he does not hear. |
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| Job 39:8 |
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"He explores the mountains for his pasture And
searches after every green thing. |
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| Job 39:9 |
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"Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will
he spend the night at your manger? |
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| Job 39:10 |
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"Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes,
Or will he harrow the valleys after you? |
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| Job 39:11 |
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"Will you trust him because his strength is
great And leave your labor to him? |
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| Job 39:12 |
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"Will you have faith in him that he will return
your grain And gather it from your threshing floor? |
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| Job 39:13 |
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"The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the
pinion and plumage of love, |
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| Job 39:14 |
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For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms
them in the dust, |
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| Job 39:15 |
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And she forgets that a foot may crush them,
Or that a wild beast may trample them. |
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| Job 39:16 |
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"She treats her young cruelly, as if they were
not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned; |
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| Job 39:17 |
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Because God has made her forget wisdom, And
has not given her a share of understanding. |
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| Job 39:18 |
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"When she lifts herself on high, She laughs
at the horse and his rider. |
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| Job 39:19 |
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"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe
his neck with a mane? |
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| Job 39:20 |
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"Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic
snorting is terrible. |
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| Job 39:21 |
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"He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his
strength; He goes out to meet the weapons. |
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| Job 39:22 |
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"He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And
he does not turn back from the sword. |
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| Job 39:23 |
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"The quiver rattles against him, The flashing
spear and javelin. |
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| Job 39:24 |
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"With shaking and rage he races over the ground,
And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet. |
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| Job 39:25 |
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"As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha!'
And he scents the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war
cry. |
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| Job 39:26 |
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"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,
Stretching his wings toward the south? |
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| Job 39:27 |
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"Is it at your command that the eagle mounts
up And makes his nest on high? |
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| Job 39:28 |
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"On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the
rocky crag, an inaccessible place. |
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| Job 39:29 |
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"From there he spies out food; His eyes see
it from afar. |
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| Job 39:30 |
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"His young ones also suck up blood; And where
the slain are, there is he." |
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