Job 39:4

Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Job addresses God and his interlocutors, continuing his description of wild animal behavior immediately following the lion’s den and preceding the wild donkey’s release.

The words — יַחְלְמ֣וּ (yach.le.Mu) means they become strong, and יָ֝צְא֗וּ (ya.tze.'U) means they go forth.

The thread — This motif of wild creatures thriving independently of human oversight appears in Psalm 104:27, 30 and Proverbs 6:7.

Why it lands — The text states that offspring mature in open terrain and depart permanently without returning. This demands recognition that divine sovereignty sustains life cycles entirely outside human management or control.

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The Hebrew words

יַחְלְמ֣וּyach.le.Muthey become strong בְ֭נֵיהֶםVe.nei./hemyoung/ their יִרְבּ֣וּyir.Buthey grow בַבָּ֑רva./Barin the/ open יָ֝צְא֗וּya.tze.'Uthey go forth וְלֹא־ve./lo'-and/ not שָׁ֥בוּSha.vuthey returnלָֽמוֹ׃la./moto/ them

King James Version

Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.