Job 38:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,”

Job 38:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 38:39 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 38:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,”

Job 38:39 — World English Bible

Job 38:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, ”

Job 38:39 — American Standard Version

Job 38:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil?”

Job 38:39 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 38:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Dost thou hunt the prey for the lioness, and dost thou satisfy the appetite of the young lions, ”

Job 38:39 — Darby Translation

Job 38:39 in Context — Job 38

37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

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What Does Job 38:39 Mean?

Job 38:39 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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