Job 39:2

Job 39:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
• New International Version (NIV)Do you count the months till they bear? Do you know the time they give birth?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Can you number the months that they fulfill, and do you know the time when they give birth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they bear young?

Context of Job 39:2

1“Do you know the time when the wild goats of the rock give birth [to their young]? Do you observe the calving of the deer? Can you count the months that they carry offspring, Or do you know the time when they give birth? 3They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They cast out their labor pains. 4Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them.

Job 39:2 word by word

תִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Canst thou numberסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• the monthsיֶ֫רַחyerach · monthH3391
• they fulfilמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• or knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• thou the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• when they bring forthיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for Job 39:2

• Jeremiah 2:24Or [you have the untamed and reckless nature of] a wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, That sniffs the wind in her passion [for the scent of a mate]. In her mating season who can restrain her? No males seeking her need to weary themselves; In her month they will find her [looking for them].

Commentaries on Job 39:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Canst thou number the months … - That is, as they wander in the wilderness, as they live in inaccessible crags and cliffs of the rocks, it is impossible for man to be acquainted with their habits as he can with those of the domestic animals.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36God 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. They bring forth with ease and do not need to reckon the months of pregnancy, as the shepherd does in the case of his flocks.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 39:2

• God

In the dictionaries

• Abide
• Harrow
• Liking
• Mount
• Paw
• Wisdom
• Bring
• Eagle
• Job, Book of
• deer, doe, fawn, roebuck, stag

Commentaries on Job 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings