Job 39:10

Job 39:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
• New International Version (NIV)Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness? Will it till the valleys behind you?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes? Or will he plow the valleys behind you?

Context of Job 39:10

8He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing. 9Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night? Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you? 11Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him? 12Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?

Job 39:10 word by word

הֲֽתִקְשָׁר־רֵ֭ים בְּתֶ֣לֶם עֲבֹת֑וֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּ֖ד עֲמָקִ֣ים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Can you holdקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• ·רְאֵםre'êm re'êym rêym rêm · wild oxH7214
• to the furrowתֶּ֫לֶםtelem · furrowH8525
• with a harnessעֲבֹת‛ăbôth ‛ăbôth ‛ăbôthâh · cordH5688
• with a harnessאִם'im · if: surely noH518
• Will he plowשָׂדַדώâdad · to harrowH7702
• the valleysעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• behind youאַחַר'achar · afterH310

Cross-references for Job 39:10

• Job 39:5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
• Job 1:14a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
• Job 41:5Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?
• Psalms 129:3The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.
• Hosea 10:10I will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.
• Micah 1:13Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

Commentaries on Job 39:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Canst thou bind the unicorn - in the furrow? - He will not plough, nor draw in the yoke with another? nor canst thou use him singly, to harrow the ground.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? - That is, with the common traces or cords which are employed in binding oxen to the plow. Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? - The word “valleys” here is used to denote such ground as was capable of being plowed or harrowed. Hills and mountains could not thus be cultivated, though the spade was in common use in planting the vine there, and even in preparing them for seed, Isaiah 7:25. The…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. 1010. his band--fastened to the horns, as its chief strength lies in the head and shoulders. after thee--obedient to thee; willing to follow, instead of being goaded on before thee.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 39:10

• Cord
• God
• Unicorn (Wild Ox, Rsv)

In the dictionaries

• Abide
• Agriculture
• Harrow
• Liking
• Mount
• Paw
• Valley
• Wisdom
• Band
• Cord

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