8The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
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The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. …
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. …
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. …
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. …
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)God here shows Job what little acquaintance he had with the untamed creatures that run wild in the deserts and live at large, but are the care of the divine Providence. As, I. The wild goats and the hinds . That which is taken notice of concerning them is the bringing forth and bringing up of their young ones. For, as every individual is fed, so every species of animals is preserved, by the care o…
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