Job 39:3

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

1“Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch the does when they are in labor? 2Can you count the months they are pregnant or know the time when they’ll give birth? They kneel down to give birth and deliver their young. Then the pain of giving birth is over. 4Their young are healthy and grow up in the wild. They leave and don’t come back. 5“Who lets the wild donkey go free? Who unties the ropes of the wild donkey?

Job 39:3 word by word

תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They bowכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766
• themselves, they bring forthפָּלַחpâlach · to cleaveH6398
• their young onesיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• they cast outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
• their sorrowsחֵ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · painH2256

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