Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The animals take cover; they remain in their dens. New Living Translation The wild animals take cover and stay inside their dens. English Standard Version Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens. Berean Standard Bible The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens. King James Bible Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. New King James Version The beasts go into dens, And remain in their lairs. New American Standard Bible “Then the animal goes into its lair And remains in its den. NASB 1995 “Then the beast goes into its lair And remains in its den. NASB 1977 “Then the beast goes into its lair, And remains in its den. Legacy Standard Bible Then the beast goes into its lair And dwells in its den. Amplified Bible “Then the beast goes into its lair And remains in its hiding place. Christian Standard Bible The wild animals enter their lairs and stay in their dens. Holman Christian Standard Bible The wild animals enter their lairs and stay in their dens. American Standard Version Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens. Contemporary English Version and they force animals to seek shelter. English Revised Version Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens. GOD'S WORD® Translation Animals go into their dens and stay in their lairs. Good News Translation The wild animals go to their dens. International Standard Version "Then a beast enters its lair and remains in its den. Majority Standard Bible The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens. NET Bible The wild animals go to their lairs, and in their dens they remain. New Heart English Bible Then the animals take cover, and remain in their dens. Webster's Bible Translation Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. World English Bible Then the animals take cover, and remain in their dens. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the beast enters into [its] lair, "" And it continues in its habitations. Young's Literal Translation And enter doth the beast into covert, And in its habitations it doth continue. Smith's Literal Translation And the beast shall go into the covert, and shall dwell in its habitation. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThen the beast shall go into his covert, and shall abide in his den. Catholic Public Domain Version The beast will enter his hiding-place, and he will remain in his cave. New American Bible The wild beasts take to cover and remain quiet in their dens. New Revised Standard Version Then the animals go into their lairs and remain in their dens. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen the wild beasts go into their lurking places, and remain in their dens. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the wild beast will enter into a lair and shall dwell in its den OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the wild beasts come in under the covert, and rest in their lair. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty…7He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work. 8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens. 9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.… Cross References Psalm 104:21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. Isaiah 11:6-9 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ... Jeremiah 8:7 Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD. Proverbs 30:30 a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything; Amos 3:4 Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing? Hosea 13:7-8 So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path. / Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart. Genesis 1:24-25 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. / God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Psalm 50:10-11 for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. / I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine. Isaiah 35:9 No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it. Ezekiel 19:2-3 and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs. / She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds! Romans 8:19-22 The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ... James 3:7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, Revelation 5:13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!” Treasury of Scripture Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. Psalm 104:22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. Jump to Previous Animals Beast Beasts Continue Cover Covert Coverts Den Dens Enter Goes Habitations Holes Lair Places Rest WildJump to Next Animals Beast Beasts Continue Cover Covert Coverts Den Dens Enter Goes Habitations Holes Lair Places Rest WildJob 37 1. God is to be feared because of his great works15. His wisdom is unsearchable in them The wild animals The Hebrew term used here is "חַיָּה" (chayyah), which refers to living creatures, often emphasizing their vitality and instinctual behavior. In the context of Job, this phrase highlights the natural order and instinctual wisdom that God has instilled in His creation. The wild animals, despite their lack of human reasoning, follow a divinely ordained pattern, seeking shelter as a response to the changing seasons or impending storms. This reflects the broader theme of God's sovereignty and the intricate design of His creation, where even the most untamed creatures are under His providential care. enter their lairs they settle down in their dens Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The wild animalsחַיָּ֣ה (ḥay·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life enter וַתָּבֹ֣א (wat·tā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go their lairs; אָ֑רֶב (’ā·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 695: A lying in wait, a covert, lair they settle down תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃ (ṯiš·kōn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell in their dens. וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ (ū·ḇim·‘ō·w·nō·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4585: An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat Links Job 37:8 NIVJob 37:8 NLT Job 37:8 ESV Job 37:8 NASB Job 37:8 KJV Job 37:8 BibleApps.com Job 37:8 Biblia Paralela Job 37:8 Chinese Bible Job 37:8 French Bible Job 37:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 37:8 Then the animals take cover and remain (Jb) |