Job 39:1

Job 39:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
• New International Version (NIV)“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the does?
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats bear young? Or can you mark when the deer gives birth?

Context of Job 39:1

‘Job, do you know that time when the goats on the mountains give birth? Do you watch the wild deer when their babies are born? 2Can you count the number of months that these animals are pregnant? How long must they wait until they give birth? 3They bend down low to the ground. They give birth to the babies that they have carried inside them.

Job 39:1 word by word

הֲיָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֭ת לֶ֣דֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָ֑לַע חֹלֵ֖ל אַיָּל֣וֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• thou the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• when the wild goatsיָעֵלyâ‛êl · goatH3277
• of the rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• bring forthיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• canst thou markשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: look atH8104
• when the hindsאַיָּלָה'ayâlâh · doeH355
• do calveחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: give birthH2342

Cross-references for Job 39:1

• 1 Samuel 24:2So Saul chose 3,000 of the best soldiers in Israel. They went to look for David and his men near Wild Goat Rocks.
• Psalms 104:18The wild goats live high up in the mountains. Rock badgers hide among the rocks.
• Psalms 29:9When the Lord shouts, the big oak trees bend over. The leaves fall off all the trees in the forests. But in his temple, everyone says, ‘He is great!’
• Jeremiah 14:5There is no grass in the fields for the deer to eat. So the mother deer runs away from her new baby.

Commentaries on Job 39:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Knowest thou the time - To know time, etc., only, was easy, and has nothing extraordinary in it; but the meaning of these questions is, to know the circumstances, which have something peculiarly expressive of God's providence, and make the questions proper in this place. Pliny observes, that the hind with young is by instinct directed to a certain herb, named seselis, which facilitates the birth. Thunder, also, which looks like the more immediate hand of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Knowest thou, the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? - That is, the particular season when the mountain goats bring forth their young. Of domestic animals - the sheep, the tame goat, etc., the habits would be fuIly understood. But the question here relates to the animals that roamed at large on inaccessible cliffs; that were buried in deep forests; that were far from the dwellings and observation of people; and the meaning is, that there…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God inquires of Job concerning several animals. --In these questions the Lord continued to humble Job. In this chapter several animals are spoken of, whose nature or situation particularly show the power, wisdom, and manifold works of God. The wild ass. It is better to labour and be good for something, than to ramble and be good for nothing. From the untameableness of this and other creatures, we may see, how unfit we are to give law to Providence, who…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. 1-30Job 39:1-30. 1. Even wild beasts, cut off from all care of man, are cared for by God at their seasons of greatest need. Their instinct comes direct from God and guides them to help themselves in parturition; the very time when the herdsman is most anxious for his herds. wild goats--ibex (Psa 104:18; 1Sa 24:2). hinds--fawns; most timid and defenseless animals, yet cared for by God.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 39:1

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In the dictionaries

• Abide
• Goat
• Harrow
• Liking
• Mount
• Paw
• Roe
• Wisdom
• Bring
• Chamois

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