| International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1"Do you know when the mountain goat gives birth? Do you watch the doe as it calves its young? | 1"Do you know when the mountain goat gives birth? Do you watch the doe as it calves its young? |
| 2Can you count the months of their gestation? Do you know the time when they give birth, | 2Can you count the months of their gestation? Do you know the time when they give birth, |
| 3when they crouch down to give birth to their offspring, and let go of their birth pangs? | 3when they crouch down to give birth to their offspring, and let go of their birth pangs? |
| 4Their young are strong; they grow up in the open field; then they go off and don't return to them." | 4Their young are strong; they grow up in the open field; then they go off and don't return to them." |
| 5"Who sets the wild donkey free? Who loosens the bonds of the wild donkey | 5"Who sets the wild donkey free? Who loosens the bonds of the wild donkey |
| 6to whom I've given the Arabah for a home; the salt plain for his dwelling place? | 6to whom I've given the Arabah for a home; the salt plain for his dwelling place? |
| 7He despises city noises; he ignores the shouts of the driver. | 7He despises city noises; he ignores the shouts of the driver. |
| 8He ranges the mountains that are his pasture to search for anything green. | 8He ranges the mountains that are his pasture to search for anything green. |
| 9Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he sleep at night near your feeding trough? | 9Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he sleep at night near your feeding trough? |
| 10Can you bind the ox to plow a furrow with a rope? Will he harrow after you in the valley? | 10Can you bind the ox to plow a furrow with a rope? Will he harrow after you in the valley? |
| 11Will you trust him because of his great strength and entrust your labor to him? | 11Will you trust him because of his great strength and entrust your labor to him? |
| 12Will you trust him that he'll bring in your grain, and gather it to your threshing floor?" | 12Will you trust him that he'll bring in your grain, and gather it to your threshing floor?" |
| 13"The wings of the ostrich flap joyously, but aren't its pinions and feathers like the stork? | 13"The wings of the ostrich flap joyously, but aren't its pinions and feathers like the stork? |
| 14She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand, | 14She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand, |
| 15but she forgets that a foot might crush them or any wild animal might trample them. | 15but she forgets that a foot might crush them or any wild animal might trample them. |
| 16She mistreats her young as though they're not hers, and she has no fear that her labor may be in vain, | 16She mistreats her young as though they're not hers, and she has no fear that her labor may be in vain, |
| 17because God didn't grant her wisdom and never gave her understanding. | 17because God didn't grant her wisdom and never gave her understanding. |
| 18And yet when she gets ready to run, she laughs at the horse and its rider." | 18And yet when she gets ready to run, she laughs at the horse and its rider." |
| 19Do you instill the horse with strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane? | 19Do you instill the horse with strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane? |
| 20Can you make him leap like the locust, and make the splendor of his snorting terrifying? | 20Can you make him leap like the locust, and make the splendor of his snorting terrifying? |
| 21He paws the ground in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he goes out to face weapons. | 21He paws the ground in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he goes out to face weapons. |
| 22He scoffs at fear and is never scared; he never retreats from a sword. | 22He scoffs at fear and is never scared; he never retreats from a sword. |
| 23A quiver of arrows rattles against his side, along with a flashing spear and a lance. | 23A quiver of arrows rattles against his side, along with a flashing spear and a lance. |
| 24Leaping in his excitement, he takes in the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpets sound! | 24Leaping in his excitement, he takes in the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpets sound! |
| 25When the trumpet blasts he'll neigh, 'Aha! Aha!' From a distance he can sense war, the war cry of generals, and their shouting." | 25When the trumpet blasts he'll neigh, 'Aha! Aha!' From a distance he can sense war, the war cry of generals, and their shouting." |
| 26"Is it by your understanding that the hawk flies, spreading its wings toward the south? | 26"Is it by your understanding that the hawk flies, spreading its wings toward the south? |
| 27Does the eagle soar high at your command and build its nest on the highest crags? | 27Does the eagle soar high at your command and build its nest on the highest crags? |
| 28He dwells on the crags where he makes his home, there on the rocky crag is his stronghold. | 28He dwells on the crags where he makes his home, there on the rocky crag is his stronghold. |
| 29From there he searches for prey, and his eyes recognize it from a distance. | 29From there he searches for prey, and his eyes recognize it from a distance. |
| 30His young ones feast on blood; he'll be found wherever there's a carcass." | 30His young ones feast on blood; he'll be found wherever there's a carcass." |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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