Bible Strands
Job 40:20
The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Job during the whirlwind discourse, using the Behemoth to illustrate the gap between human capability and divine sovereignty.
The words — יִשְׂאוּ (yis'u) translates literally as they carry or bring forth, and יְשַׂחֲקוּ (yesachku) means they play or frolic, describing how the terrain and wildlife respond to the creature.
The thread — The text links to Psalms 104:14 and Psalms 104:26, where God similarly provides for wild animals and forms Leviathan to frolic, and to Job 40:15, which establishes the creature’s grass-feeding nature.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that God sustains untamed life independently of human control, demanding an end to self-reliance and a submission to divine authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
Cross-references
- Psalms 104:14 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
- Psalms 104:26 There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
- Job 40:15 Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
- Psalms 147:8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.