Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Who has let the wild donkey go free? or who has loosed the bonds of the wild donkey?
New American Standard Bible
And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
King James Version
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Holman Bible
Who released the swift donkey from its harness?
International Standard Version
"Who sets the wild donkey free? Who loosens the bonds of the wild donkey
A Conservative Version
Who has sent out the wild donkey free? Or who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey
American Standard Version
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,
Amplified
“Who sent out the wild donkey free [from dependence on man]?
And who has loosed the bonds of the wild donkey [to survive in the wild],
Bible in Basic English
Who has let the ass of the fields go free? or made loose the bands of the loud-voiced beast?
Darby Translation
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager,
Julia Smith Translation
Who sent the wild ass free? and who opened the bonds of the wild ass?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Who has sent forth [the] wild ass free? And who has released [the] wild donkey's bonds,
Modern King James verseion
Who has sent out the wild ass free? Or who has loosed the bands of the wild ass,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Who letteth the wild ass go free, or who looseth the bonds of the mule?
NET Bible
Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey,
New Heart English Bible
"Who has set the wild donkey free? Or who has loosened the bonds of the swift donkey,
The Emphasized Bible
Who hath sent forth the Wild Ass free? And, the bands of the swift-runner, who hath loosed?
Webster
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
World English Bible
"Who has set the wild donkey free? Or who has loosened the bonds of the swift donkey,
Youngs Literal Translation
Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Yea, the bands of the wild ass who opened?
Interlinear
Shalach
Pathach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 39:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Wild Donkey
4 Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open; they go forth, and return not unto them. 5 Who has let the wild donkey go free? or who has loosed the bonds of the wild donkey? 6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
Names
Cross References
Job 6:5
Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass? or the ox lows over its fodder?
Job 11:12
For a vain man will be wise, when a man is born a wild donkey's colt.
Job 24:5
Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising early for a prey: the wilderness yields food for them and for their children.
Psalm 104:11
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
Genesis 16:12
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren.
Genesis 49:14
Issachar is a strong donkey crouching down between two burdens:
Isaiah 32:14
Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;
Jeremiah 2:24
A wild donkey used to the wilderness, that sniffs in the wind in her desire; in her mating time who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
Jeremiah 14:6
And the wild donkeys did stand in the high places, they sniffed at the wind like jackals; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
Daniel 5:21
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appoints over it whomever he will.
Hosea 8:9
For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey alone by itself: Ephraim has hired lovers.