Job 39

“Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.” The line’s distinctive content terms include ones, sorrows, young. Its relationship to verses 2 and 4 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.” Naming Their keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.” Naming Whose keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.” The line’s distinctive content terms include city, crying, driver. Its relationship to verses 6 and 8 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.” The line’s distinctive content terms include green, mountains, pasture. Its relationship to verses 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,” The line’s distinctive content terms include dust, earth, eggs. Its relationship to verses 13 and 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.” The line’s distinctive content terms include beast, break, crush. Its relationship to verses 14 and 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;” Naming She keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.” The line’s distinctive content terms include high, horse, lifteth. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.” The line’s distinctive content terms include armed, goeth, meet. Its relationship to verses 20 and 22 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.” The line’s distinctive content terms include affrighted, back, fear. Its relationship to verses 21 and 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.” The line’s distinctive content terms include glittering, quiver, rattleth. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.” The line’s distinctive content terms include believeth, fierceness, ground. Its relationship to verses 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the…” The line’s distinctive content terms include afar, battle, captains. Its relationship to verses 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.” Naming She keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.” The line’s distinctive content terms include afar, eyes, prey. Its relationship to verses 28 and 30 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.” Naming Her keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.