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Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
Job 39:6
I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
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Christian Standard Bible®
I made the desert its home,and the salty wasteland its dwelling.
I made the desert its home,and the salty wasteland its dwelling.
Hebrew Names Version
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
King James Version
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
English Standard Version
to whom I have given the arid plain for his home and the salt land for his dwelling place?
to whom I have given the arid plain for his home and the salt land for his dwelling place?
New Century Version
I am the one who gave the donkey the desert as its home; I gave it the desert lands as a place to live.
I am the one who gave the donkey the desert as its home; I gave it the desert lands as a place to live.
New English Translation
to whom I appointed the steppe for its home, the salt wastes as its dwelling place?
to whom I appointed the steppe for its home, the salt wastes as its dwelling place?
Amplified Bible
To whom I gave the wilderness as his home And the salt land as his dwelling place?
To whom I gave the wilderness as his home And the salt land as his dwelling place?
New American Standard Bible
To whom I gave the wilderness as his home, And the salt land as his dwelling place?
To whom I gave the wilderness as his home, And the salt land as his dwelling place?
World English Bible
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Geneva Bible (1587)
It is I which haue made the wildernesse his house, and the salt places his dwellings.
It is I which haue made the wildernesse his house, and the salt places his dwellings.
Legacy Standard Bible
For whom I have set the desert plain as a homeAnd the salt land as his dwelling place?
For whom I have set the desert plain as a homeAnd the salt land as his dwelling place?
Contemporary English Version
I alone help them survive in salty desert sand.
I alone help them survive in salty desert sand.
Complete Jewish Bible
I made the ‘Aravah its home, the salty desert its place to live.
I made the ‘Aravah its home, the salty desert its place to live.
Darby Translation
Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings?
Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings?
Easy-to-Read Version
I let the wild donkey have the desert for a home. I gave the salt lands to them for a place to live.
I let the wild donkey have the desert for a home. I gave the salt lands to them for a place to live.
George Lamsa Translation
For he has made the plain his house, and the salt land his dwelling place.
For he has made the plain his house, and the salt land his dwelling place.
Good News Translation
I gave them the desert to be their home, and let them live on the salt plains.
I gave them the desert to be their home, and let them live on the salt plains.
Lexham English Bible
to which I have given the wilderness as its house and the salt flat as its dwelling place?
to which I have given the wilderness as its house and the salt flat as its dwelling place?
Literal Translation
To whom I have assigned the desert for his home, and the salt land for his dwellings?
To whom I have assigned the desert for his home, and the salt land for his dwellings?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vnto who I haue geuen the wyldernes to be their house, & the vntilled londe to be their dwellinge place.
Vnto who I haue geuen the wyldernes to be their house, & the vntilled londe to be their dwellinge place.
American Standard Version
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Bible in Basic English
To whom I have given the waste land for a heritage, and the salt land as a living-place.
To whom I have given the waste land for a heritage, and the salt land as a living-place.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
King James Version (1611)
Whose house I haue made the wildernesse, and the barren lande his dwellings.
Whose house I haue made the wildernesse, and the barren lande his dwellings.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Euen I which haue geuen the wyldernesse to be their house, and the vntilled land to be their dwelling.
Euen I which haue geuen the wyldernesse to be their house, and the vntilled land to be their dwelling.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
whereas I made his habitation the wilderness, and the salt land his coverts.
whereas I made his habitation the wilderness, and the salt land his coverts.
English Revised Version
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling place.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling place.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom Y haue youe an hows in wildirnesse, and the tabernacles of hym in the lond of saltnesse.
To whom Y haue youe an hows in wildirnesse, and the tabernacles of hym in the lond of saltnesse.
Update Bible Version
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Webster's Bible Translation
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
New King James Version
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the barren land his dwelling?
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the barren land his dwelling?
New Living Translation
I have placed it in the wilderness; its home is the wasteland.
I have placed it in the wilderness; its home is the wasteland.
New Life Bible
I gave him the desert for a home, and the salt land for a place to live.
I gave him the desert for a home, and the salt land for a place to live.
New Revised Standard
to which I have given the steppe for its home, the salt land for its dwelling place?
to which I have given the steppe for its home, the salt land for its dwelling place?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Whose house I have made the waste plain, and his dwellings, the land of salt:
Whose house I have made the waste plain, and his dwellings, the land of salt:
Douay-Rheims Bible
To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
Revised Standard Version
to whom I have given the steppe for his home, and the salt land for his dwelling place?
to whom I have given the steppe for his home, and the salt land for his dwelling place?
Young's Literal Translation
Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,
Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place?
To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place?
Contextual Overview
1Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn? 2Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth? 3They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn. 4Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return. 5Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness? 6I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.7He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver. 8He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing. 9Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night? 10Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
barren land: Heb. salt places, Deuteronomy 29:23, Psalms 107:34, Jeremiah 17:6, Ezekiel 47:11
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 14:6 - the wild
Cross-References
Genesis 29:17
Leah had no sparkle in her eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
Leah had no sparkle in her eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
Genesis 39:4
Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
Genesis 39:8
But he refused. "Look," he said to his master's wife, "with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
But he refused. "Look," he said to his master's wife, "with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
Genesis 39:14
she called her household servants. "Look," she said, "this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
she called her household servants. "Look," she said, "this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
Genesis 39:15
When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house."
When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house."
Genesis 39:23
The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph's authority, because the LORD was with him and gave him success in whatever he did.
The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph's authority, because the LORD was with him and gave him success in whatever he did.
Genesis 43:32
They served Joseph's brothers separately from him and the Egyptians who ate with him, because Egyptians would not eat with Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
They served Joseph's brothers separately from him and the Egyptians who ate with him, because Egyptians would not eat with Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
1 Samuel 16:12
So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him, for he is the one."
So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him, for he is the one."
1 Samuel 17:42
When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
Proverbs 31:11
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will lack nothing of value.
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will lack nothing of value.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Whose house I have made the wilderness,.... Appointed that to be his place of residence, as being agreeable to his nature, at a distance from men, and in the less danger of being brought into subjection by them. Such were the deserts of Arabia; where, as Xenophon n relates, were many of these creatures, and which he represents as very swift: and Leo Africanus o says, great numbers of them are found in deserts, and on the borders of deserts; hence said to be used to the wilderness Jeremiah 2:24;
and the barren land his dwellings; not entirely barren, for then it could not live there; but comparatively, with respect to land that is fruitful: or "salt land" p; for, as Pliny q says, every place where salt is, is barren.
n De Expedition. Cyri, l. 1. o Descriptio Africae, l. 9. p. 752. p מלחה "salsuginem", Montanus; "salsuginosam terram", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. q Nat. Hist. l. 31. c. 7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Whose house I have made - God had appointed its home in the desert.
And the barren land his dwellings - Margin, as in Hebrew “salt places.” Such places were usually barren. Psalms 107:34, “he turneth a fruitful land into barrenness.” Hebrew “saltness.” Thus, Virgil, Geor. ii. 238-240:
Salsa antem tellus, et quae, perhibetur amara.
Frugibus infelix: ea nec mansuescit arando;
Nec Baccho genus, aut pomis sua nomina servat.
Compare Pliny, Nat. His. 31, 7, Deuteronomy 29:23.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 39:6. Whose house — Habitation, or place of resort.
The barren land — מלחה melechah, the salt land, or salt places, as in the margin. See above.
