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The Event
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Do you know the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Can you observe the calving of deer? Job 39:1
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Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time for their bearing, Job 39:2
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when they bow down and bring forth; they send out their pangs. Job 39:3
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Their young ones are strong, they multiply with grain; they go forth and do not return to them again. Job 39:4
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Who has sent out the wild ass free? Or who has loosed the bands of the wild ass, Job 39:5
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to whom I have assigned the wilderness for its home, and the salt land for its dwellings? Job 39:6
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He scorns the turmoil of the city; he does not hear the driver's shouts. Job 39:7
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He seeks out mountains for his pasture, and he searches after every green thing. Job 39:8
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Will the wild ox be willing to serve you, or spend the night by your feed-trough? Job 39:9
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Can you tie the wild ox in the furrow with his rope? Or will he harrow the valleys for you? Job 39:10
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Will you trust him because his strength is great? Or will you leave your labor to him? Job 39:11
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Will you trust him, that he will return your seed and gather it to your grain-floor? Job 39:12
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The wing of the ostrich beats joyously; though not like the stork's pinions for flight. Job 39:13
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For she leaves her eggs to the earth, and lets them warm in the dust, Job 39:14
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and forgets that a foot may crush them, or that the beast of the field may break them. Job 39:15
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She treats her young roughly, as if not hers; for her labor is vanity without fear; Job 39:16
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because God has caused her to forget wisdom, and He has not given her a share in understanding. Job 39:17
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At the time she lifts herself up on high, she scorns the horse and its rider. Job 39:18
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Have you given the horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with a mane? Job 39:19
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Can you make him leap like a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrifying. Job 39:20
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He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; he goes on to meet the weapons. Job 39:21
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He mocks at fear, and is not terrified; and he does not turn back from the sword. Job 39:22
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The quiver rattles against him, the glittering spear and the shield. Job 39:23
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He swallows the ground with quivering and rage; and he does not stand still at the sound of the trumpet. Job 39:24
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When the trumpet sounds, he says, Aha! And he smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. Job 39:25
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Does the hawk soar by your understanding? Will he spread his wings toward the south? Job 39:26
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Does the eagle mount up at your command and make his nest on high? Job 39:27
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He lives and stays on the rock, on the crag of the rock and the strong place. Job 39:28
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From there he seeks food, and his eyes see afar off. Job 39:29
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And his young brood also sucks up blood; and where the dead are, there he is. Job 39:30