Christian Standard Bible
Job 39:3
3They crouch down to give birth to their young; they deliver their newborn.
Job 39:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
- New International Version (NIV)They crouch down and bring forth their young; their labor pains are ended.
- English Standard Version (ESV)when they crouch, bring forth their offspring, and are delivered of their young?
- New King James Version (NKJV)They bow down, They bring forth their young, They deliver their offspring.
Context of Job 39:3
1Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the deer in labor? 2Can you count the months they are pregnant so you can know the time they give birth? They crouch down to give birth to their young; they deliver their newborn. 4Their offspring are healthy and grow up in the open field. They leave and do not return. 5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from its harness?
Read all of Job 39Job 39:3 word by word
תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Commentaries on Job 39:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3They bow themselves - In order to bring forth their young ones. They cast out their sorrows - חבליהם chebleyhem ; the placenta, afterbirth, or umbilical cord. So this word has been understood.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3They bow themselves - literally, they curve or bend themselves; that is, they draw their limbs together. They cast out their sorrows - That is, they cast forth the offspring of their pains, or the young which cause their pains. The idea seems to be, that they do this without any of the care and attention which shepherds are obliged to show to their flocks at such seasons. They do it when God only guards them; when they are in the wilderness or on the…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. 33. bow themselves--in parturition; bend on their knees (1Sa 4:19). bring forth--literally, "cause their young to cleave the womb and break forth." sorrows--their young ones, the cause of their momentary pains.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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