Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will it stay by your manger at night? New Living Translation “Will the wild ox consent to being tamed? Will it spend the night in your stall? English Standard Version “Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he spend the night at your manger? Berean Standard Bible Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night? King James Bible Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? New King James Version “Will the wild ox be willing to serve you? Will he bed by your manger? New American Standard Bible “Will the wild bull be willing to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your feeding trough? NASB 1995 “Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger? NASB 1977 “Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Or will he spend the night at your manger? Legacy Standard Bible Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger? Amplified Bible “Will the wild ox be willing to serve you, Or remain beside your manger at night? Christian Standard Bible Would the wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it spend the night by your feeding trough? Holman Christian Standard Bible Would the wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it spend the night by your feeding trough? American Standard Version Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib? Contemporary English Version Would a wild ox agree to live in your barn and labor for you? English Revised Version Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? or will he abide by thy crib? GOD'S WORD® Translation "Will the wild ox agree to serve you, or will it stay at night beside your feeding trough? Good News Translation Will a wild ox work for you? Is he willing to spend the night in your stable? International Standard Version Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he sleep at night near your feeding trough? Majority Standard Bible Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night? NET Bible Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough? New Heart English Bible "Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough? Webster's Bible Translation Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? World English Bible “Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIs a wild ox willing to serve you? Does he lodge by your crib? Young's Literal Translation Is a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib? Smith's Literal Translation Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy stall? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleShall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib? Catholic Public Domain Version Will the rhinoceros be willing to serve you, and will he remain in your stall? New American Bible Will the wild ox consent to serve you, or pass the nights at your manger? New Revised Standard Version “Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will it spend the night at your crib? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWill the unicorn be willing to serve you, or will he spend the night at your crib? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Does a wild bull consent to serve you, or does he spend the night at your stall? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib? Brenton Septuagint Translation And will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or to lie down at thy manger? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Speaks of His Creation…8He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing. 9Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night? 10Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?… Cross References Isaiah 32:20 Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely. Psalm 104:14 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: Jeremiah 2:24 a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her. Hosea 8:9 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers. Numbers 23:22 God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox. Deuteronomy 33:17 His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.” Psalm 92:10 But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed. Isaiah 1:3 The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.” Psalm 22:21 Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me! Psalm 29:6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. 1 Corinthians 9:9-10 For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned? / Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest. Romans 8:20-22 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. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. Hebrews 2:6-8 But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? / You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor / and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him. James 3:7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, Acts 14:17 Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.” Treasury of Scripture Will the unicorn be willing to serve you, or abide by your crib? the Numbers 23:22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. Deuteronomy 33:17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. Psalm 22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. or Isaiah 1:3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Jump to Previous Abide Buffalo Consent Content Crib Feeding Lodge Manger Mountains Night Night's Ox Reem Resting-Place Servant Serve Spend Trough Unicorn Wild Wild-Ox WillingJump to Next Abide Buffalo Consent Content Crib Feeding Lodge Manger Mountains Night Night's Ox Reem Resting-Place Servant Serve Spend Trough Unicorn Wild Wild-Ox WillingJob 39 1. Of the wild goats and hinds5. Of the wild donkey 9. The unicorn 13. The peacock, stork, and ostrich 19. The horse 26. The hawk 27. The eagle Will the wild ox The "wild ox" in this context is often understood to refer to a powerful and untamable animal, possibly the aurochs, an extinct species of large wild cattle. In Hebrew, the word used is "rĕ'em," which signifies strength and untamed nature. This creature symbolizes the untamable aspects of God's creation, highlighting the vastness and power of God's handiwork. The wild ox serves as a metaphor for the uncontrollable forces in the world that are beyond human dominion, reminding us of our limitations and the sovereignty of God. consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Will the wild oxרֵּ֣ים (rêm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7214: A wild bull consent הֲיֹ֣אבֶה (hă·yō·ḇeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent to serve you? עָבְדֶ֑ךָ (‘ā·ḇə·ḏe·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave Will he stay יָ֝לִ֗ין (yā·lîn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate by עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against your manger {at night}? אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃ (’ă·ḇū·se·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 18: A crib, feeding trough Links Job 39:9 NIVJob 39:9 NLT Job 39:9 ESV Job 39:9 NASB Job 39:9 KJV Job 39:9 BibleApps.com Job 39:9 Biblia Paralela Job 39:9 Chinese Bible Job 39:9 French Bible Job 39:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 39:9 Will the wild ox be content (Jb) |
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