38:32 Can you lead out
the constellations 1 in their seasons,
or guide the Bear with its cubs? 2
39:16 She is harsh 3 with her young,
as if they were not hers;
she is unconcerned
about the uselessness of her labor.
1 tn The word מַזָּרוֹת (mazzarot) is taken by some to refer to the constellations (see 2 Kgs 23:5), and by others as connected to the word for “crown,” and so “corona.”
2 sn See Job 9:9.
3 sn This verb, “to deal harshly; to harden; to treat cruelly,” is used for hardening the heart elsewhere (see Isa 63:17).