Job 38:39
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions”
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BSBPD
“Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 38:39 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 4:10The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
- Psalms 34:10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
- Psalms 104:21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
- Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
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