God Speaks of Nature and Its Beings
1
Know you the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or can you mark when the hinds do calve?
E | AIDOTh | OTh | LDTh | IOLI- | SLO | ChLL
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| the·he-will·? | ? | to·? | he-will·? | ? | ?
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| EILUTh | ThShMR
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| I-will·he-will·to·and·she-will | ?
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2
Can you number the months that they fulfil? Or know you the time when they bring forth?
B | ThSFR | IRChIM | ThMLENA | UIDOTh | OTh | LDThNA
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| ? | he-will·? | ? | and·he-will·? | ? | to·?
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3
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.
G | ThKRONA | ILDIAN | ThFLChNA | ChBLIAM | ThShLChNA
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| ? | he-will·to·? | ? | ? | ?
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4
Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.
D | IChLMU | BNIAM | IRBU
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| he-will·? | in·we·he-will·them | he-will·increase
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| BBR | ITsEU | ULE- | ShBU | LMU
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| in·in·? | he-will·? | and·not | ? | to·from·and
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5
Who has sent out the wild ass free? Or who has loosed the bands of the wild ass?
A | MI- | ShLCh | FRE | ChFShI | UMSRUTh | ORUD
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| from·he-will | send | ? | ? | and·from·? | ?
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6
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
U | EShR- | ShMThI | ORBA | BIThU | UMShKNUThIU | MLChA
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| which | ? | ? | in·he-will·? | and·from·? | from·to·?
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7
He scorns the tumult of the city, neither hears he the shoutings of the driver.
Z | IShChQ | LAMUN | QRIA | ThShEUTh | NGSh | LE
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| he-will·? | to·the·from·and·we | ? | ? | we·? | not
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8
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searches after every green thing.
Ch | IThUR | ARIM | MROAU | UEChR | KL- | IRUQ
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| he-will·? | the·? | from·? | and·I-will·? | all | he-will·?
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9
Will the wild-ox be willing to serve you? Or will he abide by your crib?
T | AIEBA | RIM | OBDK | EM-
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| the·he-will·I-will·in·the | ? | ? | I-will·from
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| ILIN | OL- | EBUSK
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| he-will·to·he-will·we | on | I-will·in·and·?
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10
Can you bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
I | AThQShR- | RIM | BThLM | OBThU | EM- | IShDD | OMQIM
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| the·? | ? | in·? | ? | I-will·from | he-will·? | ?
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11
Will you trust him, because his strength is great? Or will you leave your labour to him?
IE | AThBTCh- | BU | KI- | RB | KChU | UThOZB
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| the·? | give | that | ? | as·? | and·?
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| ELIU | IGIOK
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| I-will·to·he-will·and | he-will·?
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12
Will you rely on him, that he will bring home your seed, and gather the corn of your threshing-floor?
IB | AThEMIN | BU | KI- | IShUB | (IShIB) | ZROK | UGRNK
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| the·? | give | that | he-will·? | he-will·return | ? | and·?
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13
The wing of the ostrich beats joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?
IG | KNF- | RNNIM | NOLSA | EM- | EBRA | ChSIDA
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| wing | ? | we·? | I-will·from | I-will·in·? | ?
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14
For she leaves her eggs on the earth, and warms them in dust,
ID | KI- | ThOZB | LERTs | BTsIA | UOL- | OFR | ThChMM
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| that | ? | to·earth | in·? | and·on | dust | ?
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15
Forgets that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them.
TU | UThShKCh | KI- | RGL | ThZURA | UChITh | AShDA | ThDUShA
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| and·? | that | ? | ? | and·life | the·field | ?
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16
She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;
TZ | AQShICh | BNIA | LLE- | LA | LRIQ
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| the·? | in·we·he-will·the | to·not | to·the | to·?
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| IGIOA | BLI- | FChD
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| he-will·? | in·to·he-will | ?
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17
Because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has He imparted to her understanding.
IZ | KI- | AShA | ELUA | ChKMA | ULE- | ChLQ
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| that | the·? | I-will·to·and·the | ? | and·not | ?
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| LA | BBINA
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| to·the | in·in·he-will·we·the
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18
When the time comes, she raises her wings on high, and scorns the horse and his rider.
ICh | KOTh | BMRUM | ThMRIE | ThShChQ | LSUS | ULRKBU
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| as·? | in·from·? | ? | ? | to·? | and·to·?
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19
Have you given the horse his strength? Have you clothed his neck with fierceness?
IT | AThThN | LSUS | GBURA | AThLBISh | TsUERU | ROMA
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| the·? | to·? | ? | the·? | ? | ?
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20
Have you made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
K | AThROIShNU | KERBA | AUD | NChRU
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| the·? | as·I-will·? | the·and·? | we·?
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| EIMA
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| I-will·he-will·from·the
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21
He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; he goes out to meet the clash of arms.
KE | IChFRU | BOMQ | UIShISh | BKCh | ITsE
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| he-will·? | in·? | and·he-will·? | in·as·? | he-will·?
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22
He mocks at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turns he back from the sword.
KB | IShChQ | LFChD | ULE | IChTh | ULE- | IShUB
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| he-will·? | to·? | and·not | he-will·? | and·not | he-will·?
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| MFNI- | ChRB
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| from·face | Horeb
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23
The quiver rattles on him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
KG | OLIU | ThRNA | EShFA | LAB | ChNITh
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| ? | ? | I-will·? | to·the·in | ?
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24
He swallows the ground with storm and rage; neither believes he that it is the voice of the horn.
KD | BROSh | URGZ | IGME- | ERTs | ULE-
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| in·? | and·? | he-will·? | earth | and·not
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| IEMIN | KI- | QUL | ShUFR
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| he-will·I-will·from·he-will·we | that | ? | ?
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25
As oft as he hears the horn he says: 'Ha, ha!' and he smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
KA | BDI | ShFR | IEMR | AECh | UMRChUQ
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| in·? | ? | he-will·say | the·I-will·? | and·from·?
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| IRICh | MLChMA | ROM | ShRIM | UThRUOA
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| he-will·? | from·to·? | ? | ? | and·?
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26
Does the hawk soar by your wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
KU | AMBINThK | IEBR- | NTs
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| the·from·in·he-will·we·? | he-will·I-will·in·? | we·?
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| IFRSh | KNFU | LThIMN
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| he-will·? | as·we·? | to·?
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27
Does the vulture mount up at your command, and make her nest on high?
KZ | EM- | OL- | FIK | IGBIA | NShR | UKI | IRIM
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| I-will·from | on | ? | he-will·? | we·? | and·that | he-will·?
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28
She dwells and abides on the rock, on the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
KCh | SLO | IShKN | UIThLNN | OL | ShN- | SLO | UMTsUDA
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| ? | he-will·? | and·he-will·? | on | ? | ? | and·from·?
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29
From there she spies out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off.
KT | MShM | ChFR- | EKL | LMRChUQ | OINIU
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| from·name | ? | I-will·all | to·from·? | ?
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| IBITU
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| he-will·in·he-will·?
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30
Her young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.
L | UEFRChU | IOLOU- | DM | UBEShR | ChLLIM | ShM
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| and·I-will·? | he-will·? | ? | and·in·which | ? | name
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