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Complete Jewish Bible
Job 39:10
Could you tie a rope around its neck and make it plow furrows for you?
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Christian Standard Bible®
Can you hold the wild ox to a furrow by its harness?Will it plow the valleys behind you?
Can you hold the wild ox to a furrow by its harness?Will it plow the valleys behind you?
Hebrew Names Version
Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?
Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?
King James Version
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
English Standard Version
Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you?
New Century Version
Can you hold it to the plowed row with a harness so it will plow the valleys for you?
Can you hold it to the plowed row with a harness so it will plow the valleys for you?
New English Translation
Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?
Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?
Amplified Bible
"Can you bind the wild ox with a harness [to the plow] in the furrow? Or will he plow the valleys for you?
"Can you bind the wild ox with a harness [to the plow] in the furrow? Or will he plow the valleys for you?
New American Standard Bible
"Can you tie down the wild bull in a furrow with ropes, Or will he plow the valleys after you?
"Can you tie down the wild bull in a furrow with ropes, Or will he plow the valleys after you?
World English Bible
Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?
Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Canst thou binde the vnicorne with his band to labour in the furrowe? or will he plowe the valleyes after thee?
Canst thou binde the vnicorne with his band to labour in the furrowe? or will he plowe the valleyes after thee?
Legacy Standard Bible
Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes,Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes,Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Berean Standard Bible
Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
Contemporary English Version
Could you force him to plow or to drag a heavy log to smooth out the soil?
Could you force him to plow or to drag a heavy log to smooth out the soil?
Darby Translation
Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Easy-to-Read Version
Will he let you put ropes on him to plow your fields?
Will he let you put ropes on him to plow your fields?
George Lamsa Translation
Can you bind the yoke on the neck of the unicorn? Or will he harrow in a rugged place?
Can you bind the yoke on the neck of the unicorn? Or will he harrow in a rugged place?
Good News Translation
Can you hold one with a rope and make him plow? Or make him pull a harrow in your fields?
Can you hold one with a rope and make him plow? Or make him pull a harrow in your fields?
Lexham English Bible
Can you tie the wild ox with its rope to a furrow, or will it harrow the valleys after you?
Can you tie the wild ox with its rope to a furrow, or will it harrow the valleys after you?
Literal Translation
Can you tie the wild ox in the furrow with his rope? Or will he harrow the valleys for you?
Can you tie the wild ox in the furrow with his rope? Or will he harrow the valleys for you?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Cast thou bynde ye yock aboute him in thy forowes, to make him plowe after the in ye valleis?
Cast thou bynde ye yock aboute him in thy forowes, to make him plowe after the in ye valleis?
American Standard Version
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Bible in Basic English
Will he be pulling your plough with cords, turning up the valleys after you?
Will he be pulling your plough with cords, turning up the valleys after you?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
King James Version (1611)
Canst thou binde the Unicorne with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleyes after thee?
Canst thou binde the Unicorne with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleyes after thee?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Canst thou binde the yoke about the vnicorne in the forowe, to make him plowe after thee in the valleyes?
Canst thou binde the yoke about the vnicorne in the forowe, to make him plowe after thee in the valleyes?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And wilt thou bind his yoke with thongs, or will he plough furrows for thee in the plain?
And wilt thou bind his yoke with thongs, or will he plough furrows for thee in the plain?
English Revised Version
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whether thou schalt bynde the vnicorn with thi chayne, for to ere, ethir schal he breke the clottis of valeis aftir thee?
Whether thou schalt bynde the vnicorn with thi chayne, for to ere, ethir schal he breke the clottis of valeis aftir thee?
Update Bible Version
Can you bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Can you bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Webster's Bible Translation
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
New King James Version
Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes? Or will he plow the valleys behind you?
Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes? Or will he plow the valleys behind you?
New Living Translation
Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow? Will it plow a field for you?
Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow? Will it plow a field for you?
New Life Bible
Can you tie the wild ox to a plow in the field? Will he follow you to plow the valleys?
Can you tie the wild ox to a plow in the field? Will he follow you to plow the valleys?
New Revised Standard
Can you tie it in the furrow with ropes, or will it harrow the valleys after you?
Can you tie it in the furrow with ropes, or will it harrow the valleys after you?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Canst thou bind the wild-ox, so that - with the ridge - shall run his cord? Or will he harrow the furrows after thee?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox, so that - with the ridge - shall run his cord? Or will he harrow the furrows after thee?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?
Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?
Revised Standard Version
Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Young's Literal Translation
Dost thou bind a Reem in a furrow [with] his thick band? Doth he harrow valleys after thee?
Dost thou bind a Reem in a furrow [with] his thick band? Doth he harrow valleys after thee?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
"Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Contextual Overview
1 "Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you seen deer in labor? 2 Can you tell how many months they carry their young? Do you know when they give birth, 3 when they crouch down and bring forth their young, when they deliver their fawns? 4 Their young become strong, growing up in the open; they leave and never return. 5 "Who lets the wild donkey roam freely? Who sets the wild donkey loose from its shackles? 6 I made the ‘Aravah its home, the salty desert its place to live. 7 It scorns the noise of the city and hears no driver's shouts. 8 It ranges over the hills for its pasture, searching for anything green. 9 "Would a wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it stay by your stall? 10 Could you tie a rope around its neck and make it plow furrows for you?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 39:5, Job 39:7, Job 1:14, Job 41:5, Psalms 129:3, Hosea 10:10, Hosea 10:11, Micah 1:13
Reciprocal: Numbers 23:22 - the strength Deuteronomy 33:17 - his horns Psalms 22:21 - horns Isaiah 34:7 - unicorns
Cross-References
Genesis 39:8
But he refused, saying to his master's wife, "Look, because my master has me, he doesn't know what's going on in this house. He has put all his possessions in my charge.
But he refused, saying to his master's wife, "Look, because my master has me, he doesn't know what's going on in this house. He has put all his possessions in my charge.
Proverbs 1:15
my son, don't go along with them, don't set foot on their path;
my son, don't go along with them, don't set foot on their path;
Proverbs 2:16
They will save you from a woman who is a stranger, from a loose woman with smooth talk,
They will save you from a woman who is a stranger, from a loose woman with smooth talk,
Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of a woman who is a stranger drop honey, her mouth is smoother than oil;
For the lips of a woman who is a stranger drop honey, her mouth is smoother than oil;
Proverbs 5:8
distance your way from her, stay far from the door of her house;
distance your way from her, stay far from the door of her house;
Proverbs 7:5
so that they can keep you from unknown women, from loose women with their seductive talk.
so that they can keep you from unknown women, from loose women with their seductive talk.
Proverbs 7:13
She grabs him, gives him a kiss, and, brazen-faced, she says to him,
She grabs him, gives him a kiss, and, brazen-faced, she says to him,
Proverbs 9:14
She sits at the door of her house or on a seat at the heights of the city,
She sits at the door of her house or on a seat at the heights of the city,
Proverbs 9:16
"Whoever is unsure of himself, turn in here!" To someone weak-willed she says,
"Whoever is unsure of himself, turn in here!" To someone weak-willed she says,
Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; the man with whom Adonai is angry falls into it.
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; the man with whom Adonai is angry falls into it.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow?.... Put the yoke and harness upon him, and fasten it to the plough to draw it, that he may make furrows with it in the field, or plough up the ground as the tame ox does? thou canst not;
or will he harrow the valleys after thee? draw the harrow which is used after ploughing to break the clods, and make the land smooth and even? he will not: valleys are particularly mentioned, because arable land is usually in them; see Psalms 65:13.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? - That is, with the common traces or cords which are employed in binding oxen to the plow.
Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? - The word âvalleysâ here is used to denote such ground as was capable of being plowed or harrowed. Hills and mountains could not thus be cultivated, though the spade was in common use in planting the vine there, and even in preparing them for seed, Isaiah 7:25. The phrase âafter theeâ indicates that the custom of driving cattle in harrowing then was the same as that practiced now with oxen, when the person who employs them goes in advance of them. It shows that they were entirely under subjection, and it is here implied that the ר×× re'eÌm could not be thus tamed.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 39:10. Canst thou bind the unicorn - in the furrow? — He will not plough, nor draw in the yoke with another? nor canst thou use him singly, to harrow the ground.
