Job 39:2

Dost thou number the months that they fulfil? and knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

In Context

1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? dost thou mark the calving of the hinds?

3They bow themselves, they give birth to their young ones, they cast out their pains;

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:24a wild ass, used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire! In her ardour, who shall turn her away? All they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

Matthew Henry on Job 39:2-13

Man's Ignorance of the Animal Creation; Description of the Wild Goat, Hind, Wild Ass, and Unicorn. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? 2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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