Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Who letteth the wild ass go free, or who looseth the bonds of the mule?
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?
King James 2000
Who has let the wild donkey go free? or who has loosed the bonds of the wild donkey?
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,
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 How their young ones grow up and wax great through good feeding? 5 Who letteth the wild ass go free, or who looseth the bonds of the mule? 6 Unto whom I have given the wilderness to be their house, and the untilled land to be their dwelling place:
Names
Cross References
Job 6:5
Doth the wild ass roar when he hath grass? Or crieth the ox, when he hath fodder enough?
Job 11:12
A vain body exalteth himself, and man, newborn, is like a wild ass's colt.
Job 24:5
Behold, even as the wild asses in the desert go they forth to their work, and rise betimes to spoil: Yea, the very wilderness ministereth food for them and their children. by times, as their manner is, to spoil: Yea the very wilderness ministereth food for their children.
Psalm 104:11
that all the beasts of the field may have drink, and that the wild asses may quench their thirst.
Genesis 16:12
He will be a wild man, and his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him. And yet shall he dwell fast by all his brethren."
Genesis 49:14
Issachar is a strong ass, he couched him down between two borders,
Isaiah 32:14
The palaces also shall be broken, and the greatly occupied cities desolate. The towers and bulwarks shall be become dens forevermore, the pleasure of Mules shall be turned to pasture for sheep:
Jeremiah 2:24
and thy wantonness is like a wild Ass, that useth the wilderness, and that snuffeth and bloweth at his will. Who can tame thee? All they that seek thee, shall not fail, but find thee in thy own uncleanness.
Jeremiah 14:6
The wild Asses shall stand in the Moss, and draw in their wind like the Dragons, their eyes shall fail for want of grass."
Daniel 5:21
He was shot out from among men, his heart was like a beast's heart, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: he was fain to eat grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till he knew, that the highest had power upon the kingdoms of men, and setteth over them, whom he list.
Hosea 8:9
Since they went up to the Assyrians, they are become like a wild ass in the desert. Ephraim giveth rewards to get lovers.