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Job 38:39

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

KJV

Numquid capies leænæ prædam, et animam catulorum ejus implebis,

Vulgate

θηρεύσεις δὲ λέουσιν βοράν, ψυχὰς δὲ δρακόντων ἐμπλήσεις;

LXX

Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

ASV

הֲ/תָצ֣וּד לְ/לָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְ/חַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

חַי
chy
verb · 502×
טָ֑רֶף
trp
noun · 22×
כְּפִ֣יר
kpyr
noun · 31×
לָבִ֣יא
lby'
noun · 14×
מָלְאָ֥ה
ml'h
verb · 248×
נִי
ny
verb · 18×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 1:30 — And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
  • Job 4:10 — The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
  • Num 24:9 — He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
  • Prov 6:7 — Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
  • Ps 34:10 — The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
  • Ps 104:21 — The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
  • Ps 104:21 — The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
  • Ps 145:15 — The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
  • Ps 145:15 — The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.