New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
1“Do you know when the wild goats give birth? Have you watched as deer are born in the wild? | 1“Do you know when the wild goats give birth? Have you watched as deer are born in the wild? |
2Do you know how many months they carry their young? Are you aware of the time of their delivery? | 2Do you know how many months they carry their young? Are you aware of the time of their delivery? |
3They crouch down to give birth to their young and deliver their offspring. | 3They crouch down to give birth to their young and deliver their offspring. |
4Their young grow up in the open fields, then leave home and never return. | 4Their young grow up in the open fields, then leave home and never return. |
5“Who gives the wild donkey its freedom? Who untied its ropes? | 5“Who gives the wild donkey its freedom? Who untied its ropes? |
6I have placed it in the wilderness; its home is the wasteland. | 6I have placed it in the wilderness; its home is the wasteland. |
7It hates the noise of the city and has no driver to shout at it. | 7It hates the noise of the city and has no driver to shout at it. |
8The mountains are its pastureland, where it searches for every blade of grass. | 8The mountains are its pastureland, where it searches for every blade of grass. |
9“Will the wild ox consent to being tamed? Will it spend the night in your stall? | 9“Will the wild ox consent to being tamed? Will it spend the night in your stall? |
10Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow? Will it plow a field for you? | 10Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow? Will it plow a field for you? |
11Given its strength, can you trust it? Can you leave and trust the ox to do your work? | 11Given its strength, can you trust it? Can you leave and trust the ox to do your work? |
12Can you rely on it to bring home your grain and deliver it to your threshing floor? | 12Can you rely on it to bring home your grain and deliver it to your threshing floor? |
13“The ostrich flaps her wings grandly, but they are no match for the feathers of the stork. | 13“The ostrich flaps her wings grandly, but they are no match for the feathers of the stork. |
14She lays her eggs on top of the earth, letting them be warmed in the dust. | 14She lays her eggs on top of the earth, letting them be warmed in the dust. |
15She doesn’t worry that a foot might crush them or a wild animal might destroy them. | 15She doesn’t worry that a foot might crush them or a wild animal might destroy them. |
16She is harsh toward her young, as if they were not her own. She doesn’t care if they die. | 16She is harsh toward her young, as if they were not her own. She doesn’t care if they die. |
17For God has deprived her of wisdom. He has given her no understanding. | 17For God has deprived her of wisdom. He has given her no understanding. |
18But whenever she jumps up to run, she passes the swiftest horse with its rider. | 18But whenever she jumps up to run, she passes the swiftest horse with its rider. |
19“Have you given the horse its strength or clothed its neck with a flowing mane? | 19“Have you given the horse its strength or clothed its neck with a flowing mane? |
20Did you give it the ability to leap like a locust? Its majestic snorting is terrifying! | 20Did you give it the ability to leap like a locust? Its majestic snorting is terrifying! |
21It paws the earth and rejoices in its strength when it charges out to battle. | 21It paws the earth and rejoices in its strength when it charges out to battle. |
22It laughs at fear and is unafraid. It does not run from the sword. | 22It laughs at fear and is unafraid. It does not run from the sword. |
23The arrows rattle against it, and the spear and javelin flash. | 23The arrows rattle against it, and the spear and javelin flash. |
24It paws the ground fiercely and rushes forward into battle when the ram’s horn blows. | 24It paws the ground fiercely and rushes forward into battle when the ram’s horn blows. |
25It snorts at the sound of the horn. It senses the battle in the distance. It quivers at the captain’s commands and the noise of battle. | 25It snorts at the sound of the horn. It senses the battle in the distance. It quivers at the captain’s commands and the noise of battle. |
26“Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar and spread its wings toward the south? | 26“Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar and spread its wings toward the south? |
27Is it at your command that the eagle rises to the heights to make its nest? | 27Is it at your command that the eagle rises to the heights to make its nest? |
28It lives on the cliffs, making its home on a distant, rocky crag. | 28It lives on the cliffs, making its home on a distant, rocky crag. |
29From there it hunts its prey, keeping watch with piercing eyes. | 29From there it hunts its prey, keeping watch with piercing eyes. |
30Its young gulp down blood. Where there’s a carcass, there you’ll find it.” | 30Its young gulp down blood. Where there’s a carcass, there you’ll find it.” |
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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