Ayub 38:41--39:1

38:41 Who prepares prey for the raven,

when its young cry out to God

and wander about ¹  for lack of food?

39:1 “Are you acquainted with the way ² 

the mountain goats ³  give birth?

Do you watch as the wild deer give birth to their young?

Ayub 39:5

39:5 Who let the wild donkey go free?

Who released the bonds of the donkey,

Ayub 39:25

39:25 At 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.

[38:41]  ¹ tn The verse is difficult, making some suspect that a line has dropped out. The little birds in the nest hardly go wandering about looking for food. Dhorme suggest “and stagger for lack of food.”

[39:1]  ² tn The text uses the infinitive as the object: “do you know the giving birth of?”

[39:1]  ³ tn Or “ibex.”