Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
New American Standard Bible
Or will he spend the night at your manger?
King James Version
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
Holman Bible
Would it spend the night by your feeding trough?
International Standard Version
Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he sleep at night near your feeding trough?
American Standard Version
Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
Amplified
“Will the wild ox be willing to serve you,
Or remain beside your manger at night?
Bible in Basic English
Will the ox of the mountains be your servant? or is his night's resting-place by your food-store?
Darby Translation
Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib?
Julia Smith Translation
Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy stall?
King James 2000
Will the wild ox be willing to serve you, or abide by your crib?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Is [the] wild ox willing to serve you, or will he spend the night at your feeding trough?
Modern King James verseion
Will the wild ox be willing to serve you, or spend the night by your feed-trough?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Will the unicorn be so tame as to do the service, or to abide still by thy crib?
NET Bible
Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough?
New Heart English Bible
"Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?
The Emphasized Bible
Will the Wild-Ox be pleased to be thy servant? or lodge for the night by thy crib?
Webster
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
World English Bible
"Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?
Youngs Literal Translation
Is a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib?
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 39:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Wild Ox
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searches after every green thing. 9 Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib? 10 Can thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Numbers 23:22
God brings them forth out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox.
Deuteronomy 33:17
The firstling of his herd, majesty is his. And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox. With them he shall push the peoples, all of them, [even] the ends of the earth. And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thou
Psalm 92:10
But thou have exalted my horn like the wild ox's. I am anointed with fresh oil,
Psalm 22:21
Save me from the lion's mouth, yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen. Thou have answered me.
Isaiah 1:3
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib, [but] Israel does not know; my people does not consider.