The LORD Speaks of His Creation 1 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. BSB BSB: They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
4 WBS Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not to them. BSB BSB: Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
5 WBS 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 WBS Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. BSB BSB: I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
7 WBS He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. BSB BSB: He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.
8 WBS 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 WBS Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? BSB BSB: Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
10 WBS Canst thou bind the unicorn 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 WBS Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labor to him? BSB BSB: Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
12 WBS Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn? BSB BSB: Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
13 WBS Gavest thou the goodly wings to the peacocks? or wings and feathers to the ostrich!BSB BSB: The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.
14 WBS Which leaveth her eggs in 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 WBS And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. BSB BSB: She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.
16 WBS She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without fear; BSB BSB: She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.
17 WBS Because God hath withheld wisdom from her, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. BSB BSB: For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.
18 WBS When she lifteth 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 WBS Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? BSB BSB: Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
20 WBS Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. BSB BSB: Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
21 WBS He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. BSB BSB: He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
22 WBS He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; 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 WBS The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. BSB BSB: A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.
24 WBS He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. BSB BSB: Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.
25 WBS He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; 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 WBS Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings towards the south? BSB BSB: Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?
27 WBS 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 WBS She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. BSB BSB: He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
29 WBS From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. BSB BSB: From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar.
30 WBS 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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