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 explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing. 9Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger? Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you? 11Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him? 12Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor?

Job 39:10 word by word

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

• Can you bindקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• the wildרְאֵםre'êm re'êym rêym rêm · wild oxH7214
• in a furrowתֶּ֫לֶםtelem · furrowH8525
• ropesעֲבֹת‛ăbôth ‛ăbôth ‛ăbôthâh · cordH5688
• Orאִם'im · if: surely noH518
• will he harrowשָׂדַדώâdad · to harrowH7702
• the valleysעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310

Cross-references for Job 39:10

• Job 39:5“Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
• Job 1:14a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
• Job 41:5Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you bind him for your maidens?
• Psalms 129:3The plowers plowed upon my back; They lengthened their furrows.”
• Hosea 10:10When it is My desire, I will chastise them; And the peoples will be gathered against them When they are bound for their double guilt.
• Micah 1:13Harness the chariot to the team of horses, O inhabitant of Lachish-- She was the beginning of sin To the daughter of Zion-- Because in you were found The rebellious acts of Israel.

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