Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Job 39

^{1 !} The bountie and prouidence of God, which extendeth euen to the yong rauens, giueth manful occasion to put his confidence in God.

^{1 a} After he had declared Gods workes in the heauens, he sheweth his maruelous prouidence in earth, euen toward the brutte beasts.

^{3 b} Read {Psal. 14,7, 9}

^{4 c} He chiefly maketh mencion of wilde goates & hindes, becaue they bring forthe their young with moste difficultie.

^{5 d} That is, how long they go with great difficultie.

^{6 e} Thei bring forthe with great difficultie.

^{9 f} That is, the baren grounde where no good frutes growe.

^{12 g} It is possible to make the vnicorne tame? signifing that if man can not rule a creature, that it is muche more impossible that he shulde appoint the wisdome of God, whereby he gouerneth all the worlde.

^{17 h} Thei write that the ostrich couereth her egges in the sand, and because the countrey is hote and the sunne stil kepeth them warme, they are hatched.

^{19 i} If he shulde take care for them.

^{20 k} That is, to haue a care, & natural affection toward his yong.

^{21 l} When the yong ostrich is growen vp, he out runneth the horse.

^{22 m} That is, giue him courage? which is ment by neying and shaking his mane: for with his breath he couereth his necke.

^{24 n} He beateth with his hoofe.

^{27 o} He so riddeth the grounde that it semeth nothing vnder him.

^{29 p} That is,when colde cometh, to flie into the worme countries.

^{35 q} Is this the way for a man that wil learne to striue with God? which thing he reproueth in Job.

^{37 r} Whereby he sheweth that he repented, & desired pardon for his fautes.

^{37 !} Job cofesseth & humbleth him self.