Job - 21:10



10 Their bulls breed without fail. Their cows calve, and don't miscarry.

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Explanation and meaning of Job 21:10.

Differing Translations

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Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
Their cattle have conceived, and failed not: their cow has calved, and is not deprived of her fruit.
His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.
Their bull engenders, and fails not; their cow calves, and casts not her calf.
Their ox is ready at all times to give seed; their cow gives birth, without dropping her young.
Their cattle have conceived and have not miscarried; their cow has given birth and is not deprived of her newborn.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Their bull gendereth - See Rosenmuller and Lee on this verse; comp Bochart, Hieroz. P. 1, Lib. ii. c. xxx. The general idea is, that the wicked were prospered as well as the pious. God did not interpose by a miracle to cut off their cattle, and to prevent their becoming rich.

Their bull gendereth - עבר ibbar, passes over, i.e., on the cow, referring to the actions of the bull when coupling with the female. Their flocks multiply greatly, they bring forth in time, and none of them is barren.

Their bull gendereth, and faileth not,.... As the wicked man's prosperity is described before by the increase and comfortable settlement of his children and grandchildren, and by the peace and safety of all within doors; here it is further set forth by the increase of his cattle in the fields, one part being put for the whole, his oxen and asses, his camels and sheep, things in which the riches of men chiefly lay in those times and countries; and he was reckoned an happy man when these brought forth abundantly; see Psalm 144:13;
their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf; both male and female succeed in propagating their species, and so in increasing the wealth of their owner; this is sometimes promised as a temporal blessing, Exodus 23:26.

Rather, "their cattle conceive." The first clause of the verse describes an easy conception, the second, a happy birth [UMBREIT].

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