Job 39:8
He espieth the mountains, his pasture-ground, and, after every green thing, maketh search.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
In Context
7He laugheth at the throng of the city, The shoutings of the driver, he heareth not;
9Will the Wild-Ox be pleased to be thy servant? or lodge for the night by thy crib?
Cross References
Genesis 1:29And God said—Lo! I have given to you—every herb yielding seed which is on the face of all the land, and every tree wherein is the fruit of a tree yielding seed,—to you, shall it be, for food;
Job 40:15Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass—like the ox, he eateth;
Psalms 104:27All of them, for thee, do wait, That thou mayest give them their food in its season;
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 →