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Barnes' Notes
When they couch in their dens - For the purpose of springing upon their prey. And abide in the covert to lie in wait? - The usual posture of the lion when he seeks his prey. He places himself in some…
Adam Clarke
When they couch in their dens - Before they are capable of trusting themselves abroad.
Abide in the covert - Before they are able to hunt down the prey by running. It is a fact that the young lions,…
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.…