Geneva Bible Notes: Job 39

Job 39:1 (!) The bountie and prouidence of God, which extendeth euen to the yong rauens, giueth manful occasion to put his confidence in God.

Job 39:1 (a) After he had declared Gods workes in the heauens, he sheweth his maruelous prouidence in earth, euen toward the brutte beasts.

Job 39:3 (b) Read {Psal. 14,7, 9}

Job 39:4 (c) He chiefly maketh mencion of wilde goates & hindes, becaue they bring forthe their young with moste difficultie.

Job 39:5 (d) That is, how long they go with great difficultie.

Job 39:6 (e) Thei bring forthe with great difficultie.

Job 39:9 (f) That is, the baren grounde where no good frutes growe.

Job 39:12 (g) It is possible to make the vnicorne tame? signifing that if man can not rule a creature, that it is muche more impossible that he shulde appoint the wisdome of God, whereby he gouerneth all the worlde.

Job 39:17 (h) Thei write that the ostrich couereth her egges in the sand, and because the countrey is hote and the sunne stil kepeth them warme, they are hatched.

Job 39:19 (i) If he shulde take care for them.

Job 39:20 (k) That is, to haue a care, & natural affection toward his yong.

Job 39:21 (l) When the yong ostrich is growen vp, he out runneth the horse.

Job 39:22 (m) That is, giue him courage? which is ment by neying and shaking his mane: for with his breath he couereth his necke.

Job 39:24 (n) He beateth with his hoofe.

Job 39:27 (o) He so riddeth the grounde that it semeth nothing vnder him.

Job 39:29 (p) That is,when colde cometh, to flie into the worme countries.

Job 39:35 (q) Is this the way for a man that wil learne to striue with God? which thing he reproueth in Job.

Job 39:37 (r) Whereby he sheweth that he repented, & desired pardon for his fautes.

Job 39:37 (!) Job cofesseth & humbleth him self.