Job 39:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 39:10

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searches after ^aevery green thing.

9 “Will the ^awild ox be willing to serve you?
Will he bed by your manger?

10 Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes?
Or will he plow the valleys behind you?

11 Will you trust him because his strength is great?
Or will you leave your labor to him?

12 Will you trust him to bring home your¹ grain,
And gather it to your threshing floor?

13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly,
But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork’s?

14 For she leaves her eggs on the ground,
And warms them in the dust;

Verse Comparison: Job 39:10

American Standard Version
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

Amplified® Bible
Can you bind the wild ox with a harness to the plow in the furrow? Or will he harrow the furrows for you?

Contemporary English Version
Could you force him to plow or to drag a heavy log to smooth out the soil?

Darby English Version
Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

Good News Bible
Can you hold one with a rope and make him plow? Or make him pull a harrow in your fields?

King James Version
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

New American Standard Bible
"Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you?

New International Version
Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness?
Will he till the valleys behind you?

New King James Version
Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes?
Or will he plow the valleys behind you?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you?

Revised Standard Version
Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you?

Young's Literal Translation
Dost thou bind a Reem in a furrow `with' his thick band? Doth he harrow valleys after thee?

New English Translation
Can you bind the wild ox¹ to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?