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Job 39 — Sermon Preparation
God continues his questioning, pointing to wild animals he alone tends — mountain goats, the war horse, the ostrich — which Job never commanded. Below is a research summary for Job 39, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Job 39 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׂחַק | sâchaq | H7832 | 3 | laugh, play |
| סֶלַע | çelaʻ | H5553 | 3 | rock, fortress |
| רְאֵם | rᵉʼêm | H7214 | 2 | wild bull |
| עֵת | ʻêth | H6256 | 3 | time, now |
| יְגִיעַ | yᵉgîyaʻ | H3018 | 2 | toil, work |
| חָפַר | châphar | H2658 | 2 | pry into, delve |
| בִּינָה | bîynâh | H998 | 2 | understanding |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on Job 39, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XXXIX The more fully to convince Job of his ignorance, God here discourses, Of the wild goats and hinds, ver. 1-4. Of the wild ass, ver. 5-8. Of the unicorn, ver. 9-12. Of the peacock and ostrich, ver. 13-18. Of the horse, ver. 19-25. Of the hawk and eagle, ver, 26-30. 4. Young ones - Notwithstanding their great weakness caused by their hard entrance into the world. Grow up - As with corn, that is, as if they were fed with corn. Go forth - Finding sufficient provisions abroad by the care of God's providence. 5. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Job 39:4–33 (Public Domain)
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