John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:4
Their young ones are in good liking ,.... Plump, fat, and sleek, as fawns are: they grow up with corn ; by which they grow, or without in the field, as the word also signifies; and their growth and increase is very quick, as Aristotle observes F12 Ib. (Aristot. Hist. Animal.) l. 6. c. 29. ; they go forth, and return not unto them : they go forth into the fields, and shift and provide for themselves, and trouble their dams no more; and return not to them, nor are they known by... read more
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