{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/job/39","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T02:32:05.934Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":39,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":38,"nextChapter":40,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":30},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? <i>or</i> canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Canst thou number the months <i>that</i> they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The range of the mountains <i>is</i> his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Wilt thou trust him, because his strength <i>is</i> great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather <i>it into</i> thy barn?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"<i>Gavest thou</i> the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"She is hardened against her young ones, as though <i>they were</i> not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils <i>is</i> terrible."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in <i>his</i> strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that <i>it is</i> the sound of the trumpet."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, <i>and</i> stretch her wings toward the south?"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"From thence she seeketh the prey, <i>and</i> her eyes behold afar off."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain <i>are</i>, there <i>is</i> she."}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 39 (KJV)","markdown":"[Job 39](https://primebible.com/kjv/job/39)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/job/39 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}