Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather [it into] thy barn? Wilt thou believe him? – That is, wilt thou trust him with the productions of the field? The idea is, that he was an untamed and unsubdued animal. He could not be governed, like the camel or the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:12”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:11
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength [is] great? or wilt thou leave thy labor to him? Wilt thou trust him? – As thou dost the ox. In the domestic animals great confidence is of necessity placed, and the reliance on the fidelity of the ox and the horse is not usually misplaced. The idea … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:11”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:10
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? – That is, with the common traces or cords which are employed in binding oxen to the plow. Or will he harrow the valleys after … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:10”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:9
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? 9. will the unicorn ] Rather, the wild ox (Heb. rem, or, rm). From the allusions to this creature in Scripture two things may be inferred with some certainty, (1) that the animal had two horns: Deu 33:17 “his horns are like … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:9”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:8
The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. The range of the mountains is his pasture – The word rendered range yathur, means properly a searching out, and then that which is obtained by search. The word range expresses the idea with sufficient exactness. The usual range of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:8”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:7
He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. 7. The verse reads, He scorneth the tumult of the city, And heareth not the shoutings of the driver. The wild ass is frequently referred to in the poetry of the Arabs, who were passionately fond of hunting it. Prof. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:7”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:6
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. Whose house I have made – God had appointed its home in the desert. And the barren land his dwellings – Margin, as in Hebrew salt places. Such places were usually barren. Psa 107:34, he turneth a fruitful land into barrenness. Hebrew … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:6”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:5
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? 5 8. The wild ass. Who gave the wild ass his freedom and his indomitable love of liberty who scorns the noise of cities and laughs at the shouts of the driver, which his tame brother obeys? … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:5”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:4
Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. 4. in good liking ] i. e. in good condition, strong. grow up with corn ] Rather, they grow up in the open field. These shy, solitary creatures, inhabiting the rocks, are without the care … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:4”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:3
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. 3. cast out their sorrows ] That is, their pains; with the birth of their young they are rid of their pains also. Or “their pains” may mean “their young,” by a figure common in all poetry. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:3”