The LORD Speaks of His Creation 1 RV Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? BSB BSB: “Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
2 RV Canst thou number the months that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? BSB BSB: Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?
3 RV They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their sorrows. BSB BSB: They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
4 RV Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again, BSB BSB: Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
5 RV Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? BSB BSB: Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
6 RV Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling place. BSB BSB: I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
7 RV He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver. BSB BSB: He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.
8 RV The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. BSB BSB: He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.
9 RV Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? or will he abide by thy crib? BSB BSB: Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
10 RV Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? BSB BSB: Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
11 RV Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave to him thy labour? BSB BSB: Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
12 RV Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather the corn of thy threshingfloor? BSB BSB: Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
13 RV The wing of the ostrich rejoiceth, but are her pinions and feathers kindly? BSB BSB: The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.
14 RV For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, BSB BSB: For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
15 RV And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them. BSB BSB: She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.
16 RV She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers: though her labour be in vain, she is without fear; BSB BSB: She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.
17 RV Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. BSB BSB: For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.
18 RV What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. BSB BSB: Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.
19 RV Hast thou given the horse his might? hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane? BSB BSB: Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
20 RV Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? the glory of his snorting is terrible. BSB BSB: Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
21 RV He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth out to meet the armed men. BSB BSB: He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
22 RV He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; neither turneth he back from the sword. BSB BSB: He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
23 RV The quiver rattleth against him, the flashing spear and the javelin. BSB BSB: A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.
24 RV He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet. BSB BSB: Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.
25 RV As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. BSB BSB: At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.
26 RV Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? BSB BSB: Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?
27 RV Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? BSB BSB: Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?
28 RV She dwelleth on the rock, and hath her lodging there , upon the crag of the rock, and the strong hold. BSB BSB: He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
29 RV From thence she spieth out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off. BSB BSB: From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar.
30 RV Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she. BSB BSB: His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”
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