Job 39:2

Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!

Young's Literal 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

1Hast thou known the time of The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? The bringing forth of hinds thou dost mark!

3They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:24A wild ass accustomed to a wilderness, In the desire of her soul she hath swallowed up wind, Her meeting — who doth turn her back? None seeking her do weary themselves, In her month they 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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