Job 39:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 39:1-12

God here shows Job what little acquaintance he had with the untamed creatures that run wild in the deserts and live at large, but are the care of the divine Providence. As, I. The wild goats and the hinds. That which is taken notice of concerning them is the bringing forth and bringing up of their young ones. For, as every individual is fed, so every species of animals is preserved, by the care of the divine Providence, and, for aught we know, none extinct to this day. Observe here, 1.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:6

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 F14 De Expedition. Cyri, l. 1. relates, were many of these creatures, and which he represents as very swift: and Leo Africanus F15 Descriptio Africae, l. 9. p. 752. says, great numbers of them are found in deserts, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:1-30

This chapter completes the survey of animate nature begun at Job 38:39 . The habits and instincts of the wild goat, the wild ass, and wild cattle are first noticed ( Job 38:1-12 ); then a transition is made to the most remarkable of birds, the ostrich ( Job 38:13-18 ). Next, the horse is described, and, as it were, depicted, in a passage of extraordinary fire and brilliancy ( Job 38:19-25 ). Finally, a return is made to remarkable birds, and the habits of the hawk and eagle obtain... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:1-30

Jehovah to Job: the first answer-the examination: 6. Concerning certain wild animals. I. THE MOUNTAIN GOAT AND THE HIND . (Verses 1-4.) 1 . The creatures intended. It is generally agreed that these are the steinbock, or ibex, and the stag. The former, inhabiting exclusively the more rocky and desolate parts of the country, possesses fore legs considerably shorter than its hinder, which enable it to ascend with more facility than to descend, and lead it, when pursued, to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:1-30

The creatures not dependent upon man. We truly know that of man it is written, "Thou hast put all things under his feet;" and "We see not yet all things put under him." The creatures over whom dominion was given to man are not wholly submissive. And man must learn his littleness in presence of the great creatures of God whom he fails to subdue. "The wild goats" and "the hinds" and "the wild ass," "the unicorn," even "the ostrich," "the horse" and the birds of the air, "the hawk" and "the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:5-8

The wild ass. The special characteristic of the wild ass is said to be untractability. While no animal is more tame than the poor, ill-treated donkey of the London street, no animal is more essentially untamable than the Syrian ass of the desert. It is said that though one of these creatures bad been captured when young and kept for three years in confinement, it remained "as untractable as when it was first caught, biting and kicking furiously at every one who approached it." It is the type... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:6

Whose house I have made the wilderness . The Mesopotamian regions inhabited by the Asinus hemippus are those vast stretches of rolling plain, treeless, producing a few aromatic shrubs and much wormwood, which intervene between the Sinjar mountain-range and the Babylonian alluvium. Here the wild ass was seen by Xenophon and the Ten Thousand, in company with ostriches, gazelles, and bustards (Xen; 'Anab.,' 1.5); and here Sir Austin Layard also made its acquaintance. The Asians onager ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 39:6

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. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 39:6-8

Job 39:6-8. Whose house I have made the wilderness Which uses and loves to dwell in desert lands; and the barren land his dwellings Called barren, not simply, for then he must be starved there, but comparatively uncultivated, and therefore, in a great measure, unfruitful. He scorneth Hebrew, ישׂחק , jischak, he laugheth at the multitude of the city He mentions the city, rather than the country, because there is the greatest multitude of people to pursue, overtake, and subject him. The... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 39:1-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 39:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:5-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 39:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 39:6-8

Group of Brands