Job 39:10
Canst thou bind the wild-ox, so that—with the ridge—shall run his cord? Or will he harrow the furrows after thee?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
In Context
9Will the Wild-Ox be pleased to be thy servant? or lodge for the night by thy crib?
11Wilt thou trust in him, because of the greatness of his strength? Wilt thou leave unto him thy toil?
Cross References
Job 1:14And, a messenger, came in unto Job, and said,—The oxen, were plowing, and, the asses, feeding beside them;
Job 39:7He laugheth at the throng of the city, The shoutings of the driver, he heareth not;
Psalms 129:3Upon my back, have ploughmen ploughed, They have lengthened their furrow!
Micah 1:13Bind the chariot to the steed, O inhabitress of Lachish,—the beginning of sin, was she to the daughter of Zion, for, in thee, have been found the transgressions of Israel.
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 →