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39:10 Can you bind <07194> the wild ox <07214> to a furrow <08525> with its rope <05688>, will it till <07702> the valleys <06010>, following after <0310> you? 39:11 Will you rely on <0982> it because <03588> its strength <03581> is great <07227>? Will you commit <05800> your labor <03018> to <0413> it? 39:12 Can you count on <0539> it to bring <07725> in your grain <02233>, and gather <0622> the grain to your threshing floor <01637>? 39:13 “The wings <03671> of the ostrich <07443> flap with joy <05965>, but are <0518> they the pinions <084> and plumage <05133> of a stork <02624>? 39:14 For <03588> she leaves <05800> her eggs <01000> on the ground <0776>, and lets them be warmed <02552> on <05921> the soil <06083>. 39:15 She forgets <07911> that <03588> a foot <07272> might crush <02115> them, or that a wild <07704> animal <02416> might trample <01758> them. 39:16 She is harsh <07188> with her young <01121>, as if they were not <03808> hers; she is unconcerned <06343> <01097> about the uselessness <07385> of her labor <03018>. 39:17 For <03588> God <0433> deprived <05382> her of wisdom <02451>, and did not <03808> impart <02505> understanding <0998> to her. 39:18 But as soon as <06256> she springs up <04754>, up <04791>, she laughs <07832> at the horse <05483> and its rider <07392>. 39:19 “Do you give <05414> the horse <05483> its strength <01369>? Do you clothe <03847> its neck <06677> with a mane <07483>? 39:20 Do you make it leap <07493> like a locust <0697>? Its proud <01935> neighing <05170> is terrifying <0367>! 39:21 It paws <02658> the ground in the valley <06010>, exulting <07797> mightily <03581>, it goes out <03318> to meet <07125> the weapons <05402>. 39:22 It laughs <07832> at fear <06343> and is not <03808> dismayed <02865>; it does not <03808> shy away <07725> from <06440> the sword <02719>. 39:23 On <05921> it the quiver <0827> rattles <07439>; the lance <02595> and javelin <03591> flash <03851>. 39:24 In excitement <07494> and impatience <07267> it consumes <01572> the ground <0776>; it cannot <03808> stand still <0539> when <03588> the trumpet <07782> is blown <06963>. 39:25 At the sound of the trumpet <07782>, it says <0559>, ‘Aha <01889>!’ And from a distance <07350> it catches the scent <07306> of battle <04421>, the thunderous <07482> shouting of commanders <08269>, and the battle cries <08643>. 39:26 “Is it by your understanding <0998> that the hawk <05322> soars <082>, and spreads <06566> its wings <03671> toward the south <08486>? 39:27 Is it at <05921> your command <06310> that <03588> the eagle <05404> soars <01361>, and builds <07311> its nest <07064> on high? 39:28 It lives <07931> on a rock <05553> and spends the night <03885> there, on <05921> a rocky <05553> crag <08127> and a fortress <04686>. 39:29 From there <08033> it spots <02658> its prey <0400>, its eyes <05869> gaze <05027> intently from a distance <07350>. 39:30 And its young <0667> ones devour <05966> the blood <01818>, and where <0834> the dead carcasses <02491> are, there <08033> it <01931> is.”

• Job 38:4--39:30 -- God's questions to Job

• Eagle

  [ebd] (Herb. nesher; properly the griffon vulture or great vulture, so called from its tearing its prey with its beak), referred to for its swiftness of flight (Deut. 28:49; 2 Sam. 1:23), its mounting high in the air (Job 39:27), ...
  [isbe] EAGLE - e'-g'-l (nesher; aetos; Latin aquila): A bird of the genus aquila of the family falconidae. The Hebrew nesher, meaning "to tear with the beak," is almost invariably translated "eagle," throughout the Bible; yet many ...
  [nave] EAGLE Forbidden as food, Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12. Swift flight of, Deut. 28:49; Job 9:26; Prov. 30:19; Jer. 4:13; 49:22; Lam. 4:19. Nest of: Deut. 32:11; Job 39:27-30; Jer. 49:16. Bears her young on her wings, Ex. 19:4; D...
  

• Horse

  [ebd] always referred to in the Bible in connection with warlike operations, except Isa. 28:28. The war-horse is described Job 39:19-25. For a long period after their settlement in Canaan the Israelites made no use of horses, acco...
  [isbe] HORSE - hors: 1. Names: The common names are (1) cuc, and (2) hippos. (3) The word parash, "horseman," occurs often, and in several cases is translated "horse" or "warhorse" (Isa 28:28; Ezek 27:14; Joel 2:4 the Revised Versi...
  [smith] The most striking feature in the biblical notices of the horse is the exclusive application of it to warlike operations; in no instance is that useful animal employed for the purposes of ordinary locomotion or agriculture, if...
  [nave] HORSE Description of: Great strength, Job 39:19-25; swifter than eagles, Jer. 4:13; snorting and neighing of, Isa. 5:28; Jer. 8:16; a vain thing for safety, Psa. 33:17; Prov. 21:31. Used by the Egyptians in war, Ex. 14:9; 1...
  

• Ignorance

  [nave] IGNORANCE. Job 8:9; Job 11:7, 8, 12; Job 28:12, 13, 20, 21; Job 36:26, 29; Job 37:5, 15, 16, 19, 23 Job 38; 39. Psa. 139:6; Prov. 7:6-23; Prov. 8:5; Prov. 9:14-18; Prov. 19:2; Prov. 20:24; Prov. 22:3 Prov. 27:12. Prov. 27:1...
  

• Condescension of God

  [nave] CONDESCENSION OF GOD In reasoning with his creatures: Sets forth his reasons for sending the flood, Gen. 6:11-13. Enters into covenant with Abraham, Gen. 15:1-21; 18:1-22. Indulges Abraham's intercession for Sodom, Gen. 18...
  

• Animals

  [nave] ANIMALS Creation of, Gen. 1:24, 25; 2:19; Jer. 27:5. Food of, Gen. 1:30. Named, Gen. 2:20. Ordained as food for mankind, Gen. 9:2, 3; Lev. 11:3, 9, 21, 22; Deut. 14:4-6, 9, 11, 20. God's care of, Gen. 9:9, 10; Deut. 25:4...
  

• Job

  [nave] JOB 1. A man who dwelt in Uz, Job 1:1. Righteousness of, Job 1:1, 5, 8; 2:3; Ezek. 14:14, 20. Riches of, Job 1:3. Trial of, by affliction of Satan, Job 1:13-19; 2:7-10. Fortitude of, Job 1:20-22; 2:10; Jas. 5:11. Visite...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Readings, Select

  [nave] READINGS, SELECT. Judah's Defense Gen. 44:18-34 Joseph Revealing His Identity Gen. 45:1-15 The Deliverance of the Israelites from Pharaoh Ex. 14:5-30 Song of Moses When Pharaoh and His Army Were Overthrown Ex. 15:1-1...
  

• OSTRICH

  [ebd] (Lam. 4:3), the rendering of Hebrew pl. enim; so called from its greediness and gluttony. The allusion here is to the habit of the ostrich with reference to its eggs, which is thus described: "The outer layer of eggs is gene...
  [isbe] OSTRICH - os'-trich (ya`anah; strouthos; Latin Struthio camelus): The largest bird now living. The Hebrew words ya`anah, which means "greediness," and bath ha-ya`anah, "daughter of greediness," are made to refer to the indis...
  [smith] a large bird, native of African and Arabia, nearly ten feet high, having s long neck and short wings. It seeks retired places, (Job 30:29; Lamentations 4:13) and has a peculiar mournful cry that is sometimes mistaken by the A...
  

• Birds

  [nave] BIRDS Creation of, on the fifth creative day, Gen. 1:20-30. Mankind's dominion over, Gen. 1:26, 28; 9:2, 3; Psa. 8:5-8; Jer. 27:6; Dan. 2:38; Jas. 3:7. Appointed for food, Gen. 9:2, 3; Deut. 14:11-20. What species were un...
  

• Ostriches

  [nave] OSTRICHES, Job 39:13-18; Lam. 4:3; Isa. 13:21; 34:13; 43:20. The cry of, Mic. 1:8. In A.V. occurs the word owl, but in the R.V., the word ostrich, Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15; Job 30:29; Isa. 43:20; Jer. 50:39; Mic. 1:8.
  

• Unicorn

  [isbe] UNICORN - u'-ni-korn (re'em (Nu 23:22; 24:8; Dt 33:17; Job 39:9,10; Ps 22:21; 29:6; 92:10; Isa 34:7)): "Unicorn" occurs in the King James Version in the passages cited, where the Revised Version (British and American) has "w...
  [nave] UNICORN Intractable, Job 39:9-12. Horned, Deut. 33:17; Psa. 22:21; 92:10. Great strength of, Num. 23:22; 24:8; Job 39:9-12. Agile, Psa. 29:6. Figurative Of the judgments of God, Isa. 34:7.
  

• WILD OX

  [isbe] WILD OX - (re'em): The word "unicorn" occurs in the King James Version in Nu 23:22; 24:8; Dt 33:17; Job 39:9,10; Ps 22:21; 29:6; 92:10; Isa 34:7 (the King James Version margin "rhinoceros"). the Revised Version (British and ...
  

• Hawk

  [isbe] HAWK - hok (nets; hierax, and glaux; Latin Accipiter nisus): A bird of prey of the genus accipiter. Large hawks were numerous in Palestine. The largest were 2 ft. long, have flat heads, hooked beaks, strong talons and eyes a...
  [smith] (Leviticus 11:16; 14:15; Job 39:26) The hawk includes various species of the Falconidae . With respect to the passage in Job (l.c.) which appears to allude to the migratory habits of hawks, it is curious to observe that of th...
  [nave] HAWK, a carnivorous and unclean bird, Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15; Job 39:26.
  

• HARROW

  [ebd] (Heb. harits), a tribulum or sharp threshing sledge; a frame armed on the under side with rollers or sharp spikes (2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3). Heb. verb sadad, to harrow a field, break its clods (Job 39:10; Isa. 28:4; Hos. 1...
  [isbe] HARROW - har'-o (sadhadh): Sadhadh occurs in 3 passages (Job 39:10; Isa 28:24; Hos 10:11). In the first 2 it is translated "harrow," in the last "break the clods." That this was a separate operation from plowing, and that it...
  [smith] The word so rendered, (2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Chronicles 20:3) is probably a threshing-machine. The verb rendered "to harrow," (Job 39:10; Isaiah 28:24; Hosea 10:11) expresses apparently the breaking of the clods, and is so ...
  

• Peacock

  [ebd] (Heb. tuk, apparently borrowed from the Tamil tokei). This bird is indigenous to India. It was brought to Solomon by his ships from Tarshish (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21), which in this case was probably a district on the Mal...
  [isbe] PEACOCK - pe'-kok (tukkiyim (plural); Latin Pavo cristatus): A bird of the genus Pavo. Japan is the native home of the plainer peafowl; Siam, Ceylon and India produce the commonest and most gorgeous. The peacock has a bill o...
  [nave] PEACOCK, 1 Kin. 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21; Job 39:13.
  

• Trumpet

  [nave] TRUMPET Made of ram's horn, Josh. 6:4-6, 8, 13; of silver, Num. 10:2. Uses of, prescribed by Moses, Num. 10:1-10. Used in war, Job 39:24, 25; Jer. 4:19; 6:1, 17; 42:14; 51:27; Ezek. 7:14; Amos 2:2; 3:6; Zeph. 1:16; 1 Cor. ...
  

• Locust

  [isbe] LOCUST - lo'-kust: The translation of a large number of Hebrew and Greek words: 1. Names: (1) 'arbeh from the root rabhah, "to increase" (compare Arabic raba', "to increase"). (2) sal`am, from obsolete [?] cal`am, "to swallo...
  [nave] LOCUST Authorized as food, Lev. 11:22; used as, Matt. 3:4; Mark 1:6. Plague of, Ex. 10:1-19; Psa. 105:34, 35. Devastation by, Deut. 28:38; 1 Kin. 8:37; 2 Chr. 7:13; Isa. 33:4; Joel 1:4-7; Rev. 9:7-10. Sun obscured by, Joe...
  

• LABOR

  [isbe] LABOR - la'-ber (yeghia`, `amal; kopos): The word (noun and verb) denoting hard work or "toil" (thus in the Revised Version (British and American) of Dt 26:7; Josh 7:3; Rev 2:2) represents several Hebrew and Greek words, chi...
  

• AGRICULTURE

  [ebd] Tilling the ground (Gen. 2:15; 4:2, 3, 12) and rearing cattle were the chief employments in ancient times. The Egyptians excelled in agriculture. And after the Israelites entered into the possession of the Promised Land, the...
  [smith] This was little cared for by the patriarchs. The pastoral life, however, was the means of keeping the sacred race, whilst yet a family, distinct from mixture and locally unattached, especially whilst in Egypt. When grown into...
  

• Do you have to believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God to be saved?
  In a very general way, I think I can say that one could come to faith in Christ for salvation without believing in the inerrancy of the Word of God, but I am doubtful that one could stay that way for long. The disciples of ou...
• Romans 8:18 and 1Pet chapter 4 seem to imply Christians should rejoice in our suffering because of the sympathy towards the suffering of Jesus,
  The suffering I have experienced does not compare to what you have described. The problem of pain is one that requires much more than a glib response. Indeed, the answer is probably the content of a book -- one...
• Do eagles actually carry their young on their wings (Exodus 19:4)?
  19:3-4. As the Israelites were camped by Sinai, Moses went on the mountain and there God spoke to him about the pact He would ratify with the people (Jacob and Israel were synonyms for the nation). God compared His deliverin...

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