Textus Receptus Bibles
Parallel Bibles
| 39:1 | Knowest thou the tyme when the wylde goates brynge forth theyr yonge, amonge the stony rockes? Or layest thou wayte when the hyndes vse to fawne? |
| 39:2 | rekenest thou the monethes after they engendre, that thou knowest the tyme of theyr bearinge? |
| 39:3 | or when they lye downe, when they cast theyr younge ones, and when they are delyuered of theyr trauayle and payne? |
| 39:4 | How their younge ones growe vp, & waxe greate thorow good fedyng? whan they go forth, and returne not agayne vnto them? |
| 39:5 | who letteth the wylde asse go fre, or who lowseth the bondes of the mule? |
| 39:6 | Euen I whych haue geuen the wyldernes to be theyr house, and the vntylled land to be theyr dwellyng place. |
| 39:7 | That they may geue no force for the multitude of people in the cyties, nether regarde the cryenge of the dryuer: |
| 39:8 | but seke theyr pasture about the mountaynes, and folowe the grene grasse. |
| 39:9 | Wyll the vnycorne be so tame as to do the seruice, or to abyde styll by thy crybbe? |
| 39:10 | Canst thou bynd the yock about the vnycorne in thy forowe, to make hym plowe after the in the valleys? |
| 39:11 | Mayest thou trust hym (because he is strong) or committe thy labour vnto hym? |
| 39:12 | Mayest thou beleue hym, that he wyll bringe home thy corne, or to cary any thyng vnto thy barne? |
| 39:13 | Gauest thou the fayre wynges vnto the pecockes, or wynges & fethers vnto the storke? |
| 39:14 | For he leaueth hys egges in the earth and layeth them in the dust. |
| 39:15 | He remembreth not, that they myght be troden wyth fete, or broken wyth some wylde beast. |
| 39:16 | So harde is he vnto hys yonge ones, as though they were not hys, and laboureth in vayne wythout any feare. |
| 39:17 | And that because God hath taken wysdome from hym, & hath not geuen hym vnderstandynge. |
| 39:18 | When hys tyme is that he flyeth vp on hye, he careth nether for horse ner man. |
| 39:19 | Hast thou geuen the horsse hys strength, or lerned him to bowe downe his neck wt feare: |
| 39:20 | that he letteth hym selfe be dryuen forth lyke a greshopper, where as the stoute neynge that he maketh, is fearfull? |
| 39:21 | he breaketh the grounde with the hoffes of his fete chearfully in his strength, and runneth to mete the harnest men. |
| 39:22 | He layeth asyde all feare, hys stomack is not abated, nether starteth he a back for any swerde. |
| 39:23 | Though the quyuers rattle vpon him, though the speare and shilde glystre: |
| 39:24 | yet russheth he in fearsely, and beateth vpon the grounde. He feareth not the noyse of the trompettes, |
| 39:25 | but as soone as he heareth the shawmes blowe, tush (sayeth he) for he smelleth the battel a farre of, the noyse, the captaynes and the shoutinge. |
| 39:26 | Commeth it thorow thy wysdome, that the Goshauke flyeth towarde the South? |
| 39:27 | Doth the Aegle mount vp, and make hys nest on hye at thy commaundement? |
| 39:28 | He abydeth in the stony rockes, and vpon the hye toppes of harde mountaynes, where no man can come. |
| 39:29 | From thence seketh he his praye, & loketh farre about with hys eyes. |
| 39:30 | Hys younge ones are fed with bloud: & where any deed body lyeth, there is he immediatly. |
| 39:1 | Whethir thou knowist the tyme of birthe of wielde geet in stoonys, ethir hast thou aspied hyndis bryngynge forth calues? |
| 39:2 | Hast thou noumbrid the monethis of her conseyuyng, and hast thou knowe the tyme of her caluyng? |
| 39:3 | Tho ben bowid to the calf, and caluen; and senden out roryngis. |
| 39:4 | Her calues ben departid, and goen to pasture; tho goen out, and turnen not ayen to `tho hyndis. |
| 39:5 | Who let go the wielde asse fre, and who loside the boondis of hym? |
| 39:6 | To whom Y haue youe an hows in wildirnesse, and the tabernacles of hym in the lond of saltnesse. |
| 39:7 | He dispisith the multitude of citee; he herith not the cry of an axere. |
| 39:8 | He lokith aboute the hillis of his lesewe, and he sekith alle greene thingis. |
| 39:9 | Whether an vnycorn schal wilne serue thee, ethir schal dwelle at thi cratche? |
| 39:10 | Whether thou schalt bynde the vnicorn with thi chayne, for to ere, ethir schal he breke the clottis of valeis aftir thee? |
| 39:11 | Whether thou schalt haue trist in his grete strengthe, and schalt thou leeue to hym thi traueils? |
| 39:12 | Whether thou schalt bileue to hym, that he schal yelde seed to thee, and schal gadere togidere thi cornfloor? |
| 39:13 | The fethere of an ostriche is lijk the fetheris of a gerfawcun, and of an hauk; |
| 39:14 | which ostrige forsakith hise eirun in the erthe, in hap thou schalt make tho hoot in the dust. |
| 39:15 | He foryetith, that a foot tredith tho, ethir that a beeste of the feeld al tobrekith tho. |
| 39:16 | He is maad hard to hise briddis, as if thei ben not hise; he traueilide in veyn, while no drede constreynede. |
| 39:17 | For God hath priued hym fro wisdom, and `yaf not vnderstondyng to hym. |
| 39:18 | Whanne tyme is, he reisith the wengis an hiy; he scorneth the hors, and his ridere. |
| 39:19 | Whether thou schalt yyue strengthe to an hors, ether schal yyue neiyng `aboute his necke? |
| 39:20 | Whether thou schalt reyse hym as locustis? The glorie of hise nosethirlis is drede. |
| 39:21 | He diggith erthe with the foot, he `fulli ioieth booldli; he goith ayens armed men. |
| 39:22 | He dispisith ferdfulnesse, and he yyueth not stide to swerd. |
| 39:23 | An arowe caas schal sowne on hym; a spere and scheeld schal florische. |
| 39:24 | He is hoot, and gnastith, and swolewith the erthe; and he arettith not that the crie of the trumpe sowneth. |
| 39:25 | Whanne he herith a clarioun, he `seith, Joie! he smellith batel afer; the excityng of duykis, and the yellyng of the oost. |
| 39:26 | Whether an hauk spredinge abrood hise wyngis to the south, bigynneth to haue fetheris bi thi wisdom? |
| 39:27 | Whether an egle schal be reisid at thi comaundement, and schal sette his nest in hiy places? |
| 39:28 | He dwellith in stoonys, and he dwellith in flyntis brokun bifor, and in rochis, to whiche `me may not neiye. |
| 39:29 | Fro thennus he biholdith mete, and hise iyen loken fro fer. |
| 39:30 | Hise briddis souken blood, and where euere a careyn is, anoon he is present. |
| 39:1 | Knowest thou the tyme when the wilde gotes brige forth their yoge amoge the stony rockes? Or layest thou wayte when the hindes vse to fawne? |
| 39:2 | Rekenest thou the monethes after they ingendre, yt thou knowest the tyme of their bearinge? |
| 39:3 | Or when they lye downe, when they cast their yonge ones, & when they are delyuered off their trauayle & payne? |
| 39:4 | How their yoge ones growe vp & waxe greate thorow good fedinge? |
| 39:5 | who letteth the wilde asse go fre, or who lowseth the bodes of the Moole? |
| 39:6 | Vnto who I haue geuen the wyldernes to be their house, & the vntilled londe to be their dwellinge place. |
| 39:7 | That they maye geue no force for the multitude off people in the cities, nether to regarde the crienge of the dryuer: |
| 39:8 | but to seke their pasture aboute the moutaynes, & to folowe vpon the grene grasse. |
| 39:9 | Wyll the vnicorne be so tame as to do ye seruyce, or to abyde still by thy cribbe? |
| 39:10 | Cast thou bynde ye yock aboute him in thy forowes, to make him plowe after the in ye valleis? |
| 39:11 | Mayest thou trust hi (because he is stroge) or comitte thy labor vnto hi? |
| 39:12 | Mayest thou beleue hi, yt he wil brige home yi corne, or to cary eny thinge vnto yi barne? |
| 39:13 | The Estrich (whose fethers are fayrer the ye wynges of the sparow hauke) |
| 39:14 | whe he hath layed his egges vpon the grounde, he bredeth them in the dust, |
| 39:15 | and forgetteth them: so that they might be troden with fete, or broken with somme wilde beast. |
| 39:16 | So harde is he vnto his yong ones, as though they were not his, and laboureth in vayne without eny feare. |
| 39:17 | And that because God hath taken wisdome from him, & hath not geuen him vnderstondinge. |
| 39:18 | When his tyme is, he flyeth vp an hye, and careth nether for horse ner man. |
| 39:19 | Hast thou geuen the horse is strength, or lerned him to bowe downe his neck with feare: |
| 39:20 | that he letteth him self be dryuen forth like a greshopper, where as the stoute neyenge that he maketh, is fearfull? |
| 39:21 | he breaketh ye grounde with the hoffes of his fete chearfully in his strength, and runneth to mete the harnest men. |
| 39:22 | He layeth asyde all feare, his stomack is not abated, nether starteth he a back for eny swerde. |
| 39:23 | Though the quyuers rattle vpon him, though the speare and shilde glistre: |
| 39:24 | yet russheth he in fearsly, and beateth vpon the grounde. He feareth not the noyse of the trompettes, |
| 39:25 | but as soone as he heareth the shawmes blowe, tush (sayeth he) for he smelleth the batell afarre of, ye noyse, the captaynes and the shoutinge. |
| 39:26 | Commeth it thorow thy wysdome, that the goshauke flyeth towarde the south? |
| 39:27 | Doth the Aegle mounte vp & make his nest on hye at thy commaundement? |
| 39:28 | He abydeth in the stony rockes, ad vpon the hye toppes of harde mountaynes, where no man can come. |
| 39:29 | From thence maye he beholde his praye, and loke farre aboute with his eyes. |
| 39:30 | His yonge ones are fed with bloude, and where eny deed body lyeth, there is he immediatly. |
The King James Version 2016 Edition is copyright © 2016 by Textus Receptus PTY. LTD.
Used by permission. All rights reserved. Further details
Green's Literal Translation (LITV). Copyright 1993 by Jay P. Green Sr.
All rights reserved. Jay P. Green Sr., Lafayette, IN. U.S.A. 47903.
Permission to non-commercially distribute freely