American Standard Version
Job 39:12
12Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed,And gatherthe grainof thy threshing-floor?
Job 39:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
- New International Version (NIV)Can you trust it to haul in your grain and bring it to your threshing floor?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Will you trust him to bring home your grain, And gather it to your threshing floor?
Context of Job 39:12
10Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor? Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gatherthe grainof thy threshing-floor? 13The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love? 14For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,
Read all of Job 39Job 39:12 word by word
הֲתַאֲמִ֣ין בּ֭וֹ כִּי־יָשִׁ֣יב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְֽגָרְנְךָ֥ יֶאֱסֹֽף׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 39:12
- Nehemiah 13:15In those days saw I in Judah some men treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses therewith; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
- Amos 2:13Behold, I will press you in your place, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves.
- Proverbs 3:16Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
- Haggai 2:19Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree have not brought forth; from this day will I bless you.
- Matthew 3:2Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.
Commentaries on Job 39:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12That he will bring home thy seed - Thou canst make no domestic nor agricultural use of him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Wilt thou believe him? - That is, wilt thou trust him with the productions of the field? The idea is, that he was an untamed and unsubdued animal. He could not be governed, like the camel or the ox. If the sheaves of the harvest were laid on him, there would be no certainty that he would convey them where the farmer wished them. And gather it into thy barn? - Or, rather, “to thy threshing-floor,” for so the word used here (גרן gôren ) means. It was not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12The wild ox now no longer exists and was already rare by the time of Moses. It was the strongest land animal in early Canaan. They never tamed this Old Testament symbol of strength (Numbers 23:22; 24:8; Deuteronomy 33:17; Psalms 29:6; 92:10; compare Genesis 1:28; 9:2; Psalm 8:5–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. believe--trust. seed--produce (1Sa 8:15). into thy barn--rather, "gather (the contents of) thy threshing-floor" [Maurer]; the corn threshed on it.Read the comment
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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
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