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the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Job 39:6
to whom I appointed the steppe for its home, the salt wastes as its dwelling place?
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Christian Standard Bible®
I made the desert its home,and the salty wasteland its dwelling.
I made the desert its home,and the salty wasteland its dwelling.
Hebrew Names Version
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
King James Version
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
English Standard Version
to whom I have given the arid plain for his home and the salt land for his dwelling place?
to whom I have given the arid plain for his home and the salt land for his dwelling place?
New Century Version
I am the one who gave the donkey the desert as its home; I gave it the desert lands as a place to live.
I am the one who gave the donkey the desert as its home; I gave it the desert lands as a place to live.
Amplified Bible
To whom I gave the wilderness as his home And the salt land as his dwelling place?
To whom I gave the wilderness as his home And the salt land as his dwelling place?
New American Standard Bible
To whom I gave the wilderness as his home, And the salt land as his dwelling place?
To whom I gave the wilderness as his home, And the salt land as his dwelling place?
World English Bible
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Geneva Bible (1587)
It is I which haue made the wildernesse his house, and the salt places his dwellings.
It is I which haue made the wildernesse his house, and the salt places his dwellings.
Legacy Standard Bible
For whom I have set the desert plain as a homeAnd the salt land as his dwelling place?
For whom I have set the desert plain as a homeAnd the salt land as his dwelling place?
Berean Standard Bible
I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
Contemporary English Version
I alone help them survive in salty desert sand.
I alone help them survive in salty desert sand.
Complete Jewish Bible
I made the ‘Aravah its home, the salty desert its place to live.
I made the ‘Aravah its home, the salty desert its place to live.
Darby Translation
Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings?
Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings?
Easy-to-Read Version
I let the wild donkey have the desert for a home. I gave the salt lands to them for a place to live.
I let the wild donkey have the desert for a home. I gave the salt lands to them for a place to live.
George Lamsa Translation
For he has made the plain his house, and the salt land his dwelling place.
For he has made the plain his house, and the salt land his dwelling place.
Good News Translation
I gave them the desert to be their home, and let them live on the salt plains.
I gave them the desert to be their home, and let them live on the salt plains.
Lexham English Bible
to which I have given the wilderness as its house and the salt flat as its dwelling place?
to which I have given the wilderness as its house and the salt flat as its dwelling place?
Literal Translation
To whom I have assigned the desert for his home, and the salt land for his dwellings?
To whom I have assigned the desert for his home, and the salt land for his dwellings?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vnto who I haue geuen the wyldernes to be their house, & the vntilled londe to be their dwellinge place.
Vnto who I haue geuen the wyldernes to be their house, & the vntilled londe to be their dwellinge place.
American Standard Version
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Bible in Basic English
To whom I have given the waste land for a heritage, and the salt land as a living-place.
To whom I have given the waste land for a heritage, and the salt land as a living-place.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
King James Version (1611)
Whose house I haue made the wildernesse, and the barren lande his dwellings.
Whose house I haue made the wildernesse, and the barren lande his dwellings.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Euen I which haue geuen the wyldernesse to be their house, and the vntilled land to be their dwelling.
Euen I which haue geuen the wyldernesse to be their house, and the vntilled land to be their dwelling.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
whereas I made his habitation the wilderness, and the salt land his coverts.
whereas I made his habitation the wilderness, and the salt land his coverts.
English Revised Version
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling place.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling place.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom Y haue youe an hows in wildirnesse, and the tabernacles of hym in the lond of saltnesse.
To whom Y haue youe an hows in wildirnesse, and the tabernacles of hym in the lond of saltnesse.
Update Bible Version
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?
Webster's Bible Translation
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
New King James Version
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the barren land his dwelling?
Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the barren land his dwelling?
New Living Translation
I have placed it in the wilderness; its home is the wasteland.
I have placed it in the wilderness; its home is the wasteland.
New Life Bible
I gave him the desert for a home, and the salt land for a place to live.
I gave him the desert for a home, and the salt land for a place to live.
New Revised Standard
to which I have given the steppe for its home, the salt land for its dwelling place?
to which I have given the steppe for its home, the salt land for its dwelling place?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Whose house I have made the waste plain, and his dwellings, the land of salt:
Whose house I have made the waste plain, and his dwellings, the land of salt:
Douay-Rheims Bible
To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
Revised Standard Version
to whom I have given the steppe for his home, and the salt land for his dwelling place?
to whom I have given the steppe for his home, and the salt land for his dwelling place?
Young's Literal Translation
Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,
Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place?
To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place?
Contextual Overview
1 "Are you acquainted with the way the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch as the wild deer give birth to their young? 2 Do you count the months they must fulfill, and do you know the time they give birth? 3 They crouch, they bear their young, they bring forth the offspring they have carried. 4 Their young grow strong, and grow up in the open; they go off, and do not return to them. 5 Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey, 6 to whom I appointed the steppe for its home, the salt wastes as its dwelling place? 7 It scorns the tumult in the town; it does not hear the shouts of a driver. 8 It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant. 9 Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough? 10 Can you bind the wild ox to a furrow with its rope, will it till the valleys, following after you?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
barren land: Heb. salt places, Deuteronomy 29:23, Psalms 107:34, Jeremiah 17:6, Ezekiel 47:11
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 14:6 - the wild
Cross-References
Genesis 29:17
Leah's eyes were tender, but Rachel had a lovely figure and beautiful appearance.)
Leah's eyes were tender, but Rachel had a lovely figure and beautiful appearance.)
Genesis 39:4
So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned.
So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned.
Genesis 39:8
But he refused, saying to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not give any thought to his household with me here, and everything that he owns he has put into my care.
But he refused, saying to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not give any thought to his household with me here, and everything that he owns he has put into my care.
Genesis 39:14
she called for her household servants and said to them, "See, my husband brought in a Hebrew man to us to humiliate us. He tried to have sex with me, but I screamed loudly.
she called for her household servants and said to them, "See, my husband brought in a Hebrew man to us to humiliate us. He tried to have sex with me, but I screamed loudly.
Genesis 39:15
When he heard me raise my voice and scream, he left his outer garment beside me and ran outside."
When he heard me raise my voice and scream, he left his outer garment beside me and ran outside."
Genesis 39:23
The warden did not concern himself with anything that was in Joseph's care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.
The warden did not concern himself with anything that was in Joseph's care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.
Genesis 43:32
They set a place for him, a separate place for his brothers, and another for the Egyptians who were eating with him. (The Egyptians are not able to eat with Hebrews, for the Egyptians think it is disgusting to do so.)
They set a place for him, a separate place for his brothers, and another for the Egyptians who were eating with him. (The Egyptians are not able to eat with Hebrews, for the Egyptians think it is disgusting to do so.)
1 Samuel 16:12
So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said, "Go and anoint him. This is the one!"
So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said, "Go and anoint him. This is the one!"
1 Samuel 17:42
When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.
When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.
Proverbs 31:11
The heart of her husband has confidence in her, and he has no lack of gain.
The heart of her husband has confidence in her, and he has no lack of gain.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Whose house I have made the wilderness,.... Appointed that to be his place of residence, as being agreeable to his nature, at a distance from men, and in the less danger of being brought into subjection by them. Such were the deserts of Arabia; where, as Xenophon n relates, were many of these creatures, and which he represents as very swift: and Leo Africanus o says, great numbers of them are found in deserts, and on the borders of deserts; hence said to be used to the wilderness Jeremiah 2:24;
and the barren land his dwellings; not entirely barren, for then it could not live there; but comparatively, with respect to land that is fruitful: or "salt land" p; for, as Pliny q says, every place where salt is, is barren.
n De Expedition. Cyri, l. 1. o Descriptio Africae, l. 9. p. 752. p מלחה "salsuginem", Montanus; "salsuginosam terram", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. q Nat. Hist. l. 31. c. 7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Whose house I have made - God had appointed its home in the desert.
And the barren land his dwellings - Margin, as in Hebrew “salt places.” Such places were usually barren. Psalms 107:34, “he turneth a fruitful land into barrenness.” Hebrew “saltness.” Thus, Virgil, Geor. ii. 238-240:
Salsa antem tellus, et quae, perhibetur amara.
Frugibus infelix: ea nec mansuescit arando;
Nec Baccho genus, aut pomis sua nomina servat.
Compare Pliny, Nat. His. 31, 7, Deuteronomy 29:23.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 39:6. Whose house — Habitation, or place of resort.
The barren land — מלחה melechah, the salt land, or salt places, as in the margin. See above.
