Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
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Barnes' Notes
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? - The appeal here is to the instincts with which God has endowed animals, and to the fact that he had so made them that they would secure their own food. He asks…
Adam Clarke
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? - Rather the lioness, or strong lion. Hast thou his instinct? Dost thou know the habits and haunts of such animals as he seeks for his food? Thou hast neither his…
Hitherto God had put such questions to Job as were proper to convince him of his ignorance and short-sightedness. Now he comes, in the same manner, to show his impotency and weakness. As it is but…
Job 38:39 Ch. Job 39:30. The manifoldness of the Divine Mind as displayed in the world of animal life
The instances chosen are the lion and the raven (Job 38:39-41); the wild goats and the hinds (ch.…