The LORD Speaks of His Creation
Job 39:8
In 11 translations
- BSB
- He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.
- KJV
- The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
- WEB
- The range of the mountains is his pasture. He searches after every green thing.
- ASV
- The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.
- LSV
- The range of mountains [is] his pasture, || And he seeks after every green thing.
- YLT
- The range of mountains [is] his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.
- DBY
- The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
- DRC
- He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing.
- GNV39:11
- He seeketh out the mountaine for his pasture, and searcheth after euery greene thing.
- JPS
- The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
- LXXE
- He will survey the mountains as his pasture, and he seeks after every green thing.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- יְת֣וּר הָרִ֣ים מִרְעֵ֑הוּ וְאַחַ֖ר כָּל־יָר֣וֹק יִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃
- LXX-Br
- κατασκέψεται ὄρη νομὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὀπίσω παντὸς χλωροῦ ζητεῖ.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
RangeAss, the WildEagleCondescension of GodAssReadings, SelectOmnipotenceBeastsJob, Book ofColor; Colors
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Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 104:27–28All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season. When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
- Psalms 145:15–16The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
- Genesis 1:29–30Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. And to every beast of the earth and every bird of…
- Job 40:20–22The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby. He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh. The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the…
- Job 40:15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 39:8 in most Bibles