| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the deer in labor? | 1"Are you acquainted with the way the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch as the wild deer give birth to their young? |
| 2Can you count the months they are pregnant so you can know the time they give birth? | 2Do you count the months they must fulfill, and do you know the time they give birth? |
| 3They crouch down to give birth to their young; they deliver their newborn. | 3They crouch, they bear their young, they bring forth the offspring they have carried. |
| 4Their offspring are healthy and grow up in the open field. They leave and do not return. | 4Their young grow strong, and grow up in the open; they go off, and do not return to them. |
| 5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from its harness? | 5Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey, |
| 6I made the wilderness its home, and the salty wasteland its dwelling. | 6to whom I appointed the steppe for its home, the salt wastes as its dwelling place? |
| 7It scoffs at the noise of the village and never hears the shouts of a driver. | 7It scorns the tumult in the town; it does not hear the shouts of a driver. |
| 8It roams the mountains for its pastureland, searching for anything green. | 8It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant. |
| 9Would the wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it spend the night by your feeding trough? | 9Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough? |
| 10Can you hold the wild ox to a furrow by its harness? Will it plow the valleys behind you? | 10Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you? |
| 11Can you depend on it because its strength is great? Would you leave it to do your hard work? | 11Will you rely on it because its strength is great? Will you commit your labor to it? |
| 12Can you trust the wild ox to harvest your grain and bring it to your threshing floor? | 12Can you count on it to bring in your grain, and gather the grain to your threshing floor? |
| 13The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but are her feathers and plumage like the stork's? | 13"The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork? |
| 14She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand. | 14For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil. |
| 15She forgets that a foot may crush them or that some wild animal may trample them. | 15She forgets that a foot might crush them, or that a wild animal might trample them. |
| 16She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own, with no fear that her labor may have been in vain. | 16She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor. |
| 17For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding. | 17For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her. |
| 18When she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider. | 18But as soon as she springs up, she laughs at the horse and its rider. |
| 19Do you give strength to the horse? Do you adorn his neck with a mane? | 19"Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane? |
| 20Do you make him leap like a locust? His proud snorting fills one with terror. | 20Do you make it leap like a locust? Its proud neighing is terrifying! |
| 21He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; He charges into battle. | 21It paws the ground in the valley, exulting mightily, it goes out to meet the weapons. |
| 22He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing; he does not run from the sword. | 22It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not shy away from the sword. |
| 23A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and a lance. | 23On it the quiver rattles; the lance and javelin flash. |
| 24He charges ahead with trembling rage; he cannot stand still at the trumpet's sound. | 24In excitement and impatience it consumes the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet is blown. |
| 25When the trumpet blasts, he snorts defiantly. He smells the battle from a distance; he hears the officers' shouts and the battle cry. | 25At the sound of the trumpet, it says, 'Aha!' And from a distance it catches the scent of battle, the thunderous shouting of commanders, and the battle cries. |
| 26Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south? | 26"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south? |
| 27Does the eagle soar at your command and make its nest on high? | 27Is it at your command that the eagle soars, and builds its nest on high? |
| 28It lives on a cliff where it spends the night; its stronghold is on a rocky crag. | 28It lives on a rock and spends the night there, on a rocky crag and a fortress. |
| 29From there it searches for prey; its eyes penetrate the distance. | 29From there it spots its prey, its eyes gaze intently from a distance. |
| 30Its brood gulps down blood, and where the slain are, it is there. | 30And its young ones devour the blood, and where the dead carcasses are, there it is." |
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