Job 39:11 · KJV
“Wilt thou trust him, because his strength {is} great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?”
— Job 39:11
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather {it into} thy barn?
Job 39 — Context
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
10Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength {is} great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
12Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather {it into} thy barn?
13{Gavest thou} the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? {wings and...: or, the feathers of the stork and ostrich}
Cross References
Genesis 9:2
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth {upon} the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Psalms 144:14
{That} our oxen {may be} strong to labour; {that there be} no breaking in, nor going out; that {there be} no complaining in our streets. {strong...: Heb. able to bear burdens, or, loaden with flesh}
Psalms 33:16-17
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. {moveth: Heb. creepeth}
Psalms 20:7
Some {trust} in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Genesis 42:26
And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
Psalms 147:10
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
Isaiah 31:1-3
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because {they are} many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!