Job 39:2

Job 39:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Can you number the months that they fulfill, and do you know the time when they give birth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they bear young?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Do you know how many months they carry their young? Are you aware of the time of their delivery?

Context of Job 39:2

1“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn? Do you count the months till they bear? Do you know the time they give birth? 3They crouch down and bring forth their young; their labor pains are ended. 4Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds; they leave and do not return.

Job 39:2 word by word

תִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Canst thou numberסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• the monthsיֶ֫רַחyerach · monthH3391
• they fulfilמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• or knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• thou the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• when they bring forthיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for Job 39:2

• Jeremiah 2:24a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her craving— in her heat who can restrain her? Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves; at mating time they will find her.

Commentaries on Job 39:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Canst thou number the months … - That is, as they wander in the wilderness, as they live in inaccessible crags and cliffs of the rocks, it is impossible for man to be acquainted with their habits as he can with those of the domestic animals.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. 22. They bring forth with ease and do not need to reckon the months of pregnancy, as the shepherd does in the case of his flocks.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 39:2

• God

In the dictionaries

• Abide
• Harrow
• Liking
• Mount
• Paw
• Wisdom
• Bring
• Eagle
• Job, Book of
• deer, doe, fawn, roebuck, stag

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