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And they dwelt in
Gilead in
Bashan, and in
her towns, and in all the suburbs of
Sharon, upon their borders.
Now the people of the half-tribe of
Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from
Bashan to
Baal-
hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount
Hermon).
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely,
Hebron, the city of refuge, and
Libnah with
her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
So the descendants of Aaron were given
Hebron (a city of refuge),
Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
Hilen, Debir,
And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:
Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given
Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge,
Shechem in mount Ephraim with
her suburbs; they gave also
Gezer with
her suburbs,
They were given
Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and
Gezer,
And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
Jokmeam, Beth-horon,
And out of the half tribe of
Manasseh; Aner with
her suburbs, and Bileam with
her suburbs, for the family of the
remnant of the sons of
Kohath.
And from the half-tribe of
Manasseh the remaining clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.
Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of
Manasseh, Golan in
Bashan with
her suburbs, and
Ashtaroth with
her suburbs:
The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of
Manasseh they were given Golan in
Bashan and also
Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.
And out of the tribe of
Issachar; Kedesh with
her suburbs, Daberath with
her suburbs,
From the tribe of
Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath,
And
Ramoth with
her suburbs, and Anem with
her suburbs:
Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.
And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,
And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.
And out of the tribe of
Naphtali; Kedesh in
Galilee with
her suburbs, and Hammon with
her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with
her suburbs.
And from the tribe of
Naphtali they were given Kedesh in
Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of
Zebulun.
Rimmon with
her suburbs,
Tabor with
her suburbs:
The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of
Zebulun they were given Rimmono and
Tabor, together with their pasturelands.
And on the other side Jordan by
Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of
Reuben,
Bezer in the wilderness with
her suburbs, and Jahzah with
her suburbs,
From the tribe of
Reuben east of the Jordan opposite
Jericho they were given
Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.
And
Heshbon with
her suburbs, and Jazer with
her suburbs.
Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.
And by the borders of the children of
Manasseh, Beth-shean and
her towns, Taanach and
her towns,
Megiddo and
her towns,
Dor and
her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
And along the borders of
Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach,
Megiddo, and
Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
And Bakbakkar,
Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of
Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of
Asaph;
Bakbakkar,
Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of
Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of
Asaph;
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto
Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Then all Israel came together to David at
Hebron and said, “
Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
And the inhabitants of
Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come
hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of
Zion, which is the city of David.
The people of
Jebus said to David, “You will never get in
here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of
Zion (that is, the City of David).
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she
despised him in
her heart.
As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and
celebrating, and she
despised him in
her heart.
Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to
Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
After David had settled into his palace, he said to
Nathan the prophet, “
Here I am, living in a house of
cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
Now after this it came to pass, that David
smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took
Gath and
her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took
Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
And over the
herds that fed in
Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the
herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the
herds grazing in
Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the
herds in the valleys.
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present
here giving
joyfully and willingly to You.
And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for
her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy,
whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.
Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”
And when the queen of
Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in
her heart.
Now when the queen of
Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large
caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on
her mind.
And Solomon told
her all
her questions: and there was nothing
hid from Solomon which he told
her not.
And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their
apparel; his cupbearers also, and their
apparel; and his
ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in
her.
the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and
attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took
her breath away.
And king Solomon gave to the queen of
Sheba all
her desire,
whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to
her own land, she and
her servants.
King Solomon gave the queen of
Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she left and returned to
her own country, along with
her servants.
And after
her he took Maachah the daughter of
Absalom; which bare him
Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
After
her, he married
Maacah daughter of
Absalom, and she bore to him
Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
They
smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
And also concerning Maachah the mother of
Asa the king, he removed
her from being queen, because she had made an
idol in a
grove: and
Asa cut down
her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the
brook Kidron.
For the eyes of the LORD run to and
fro throughout the whole earth, to
shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.
Herein thou hast done
foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
For the eyes of the LORD
roam to and
fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted
foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
But
Jehoshaphat said, Is there not
here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might
enquire of him?
But
Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD
here of whom we can inquire?”
And now, behold, the children of
Ammon and Moab and mount
Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel
invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
And now,
here are the men of
Ammon, Moab, and Mount
Seir, whom You did not let Israel
invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
But when
Athaliah the mother of
Ahaziah saw that
her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
When
Athaliah the mother of
Ahaziah saw that
her son was dead, she proceeded to
annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his
pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the
trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land
rejoiced, and sounded with
trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then
Athaliah rent
her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
And she looked out and saw the king standing by his
pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were
rejoicing and blowing
trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then
Athaliah tore her clothes and
screamed, “Treason, treason!”
Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have
her forth of the ranges: and
whoso followeth
her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said,
Slay her not in the house of the LORD.
And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring
her out between the ranks, and put to the sword
anyone who follows
her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
So they laid hands on
her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s house, they
slew her there.
So they seized
Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put
her to death.
And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the
captives hither: for whereas we have
offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our
trespass: for our
trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
“You must not bring the
captives here,” they said, “for you are
proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is great, and fierce anger is upon Israel.”
And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the
tithe of oxen and sheep, and the
tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps.
And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a
tithe of their
herds and flocks and a
tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.
Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the
prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the
wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to
her to that effect.
So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the
prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the
wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.
‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the
calamity that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.’” So they brought
her answer back to the king.
And
Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the
passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king’s substance.
From his own flocks and
herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats
plus 3,000 bulls for the
Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed
her sabbaths: for as long as she lay
desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil
threescore and ten years.
So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the
desolation, until seventy years were completed, in
fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah.
Then they came to
Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up
hither.
they approached
Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us
here.”
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river,
forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
I
hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.
I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own
freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
I
hereby decree that any
volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a
remnant.
Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”
But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have
transgressed in this thing.
But there are many people
here, and it is the
rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have
transgressed greatly in this matter.
Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
So
here we are
today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—
here we are as slaves!
They
clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a
curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a
sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
Also the
firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our
herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:
And we will bring the
firstborn of our sons and our
livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the
firstborn of our
herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.
To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to
shew the people and the princes
her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king
Ahasuerus; and let the king give
her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be
repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King
Xerxes, and that
her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
After these things, when the wrath of king
Ahasuerus was
appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against
her.
Some time later, when the anger of King
Xerxes had
subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against
her.
And he brought up Hadassah, that is,
Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the
maid was fair and beautiful; whom
Mordecai, when
her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
And
Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is,
Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when
her father and mother had died,
Mordecai had taken
her in as his own daughter.
And the
maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave
her her things for
purification, with such things as belonged to
her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given
her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred
her and
her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided
her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to
her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred
her with them to the best place in the
harem.
Esther had not shewed
her people nor
her kindred: for
Mordecai had charged
her that she should not
shew it.
And
Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, to know how
Esther did, and what should become of
her.
And every day
Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the
harem to learn about
Esther’s
welfare and what was happening to
her.
Now when every
maid’s turn was come to go in to king
Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of
myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the
purifying of the women;)
In the twelve months before
her turn to go to King
Xerxes, the
harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of
myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
Then thus came every
maiden unto the king;
whatsoever she desired was given
her to go with
her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house.
When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with
her from the
harem to the king’s palace.
In the evening she went, and on the
morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the
custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s
chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in
her, and that she were called by name.
She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second
harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s
eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he delighted in
her and summoned
her by name.
Now when the turn of
Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of
Mordecai, who had taken
her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s
chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And
Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon
her.
Now
Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom
Mordecai had adopted
her as his own daughter. And when it was
her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the
harem, had
advised. And
Esther found favor in the eyes of
everyone who saw
her.
And the king loved
Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon
her head, and made
her queen instead of Vashti.
And the king loved
Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon
her head and made
her queen in place of Vashti.
Esther had not yet shewed
her kindred nor
her people; as
Mordecai had charged
her: for
Esther did the commandment of
Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
When
Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told
her about
Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for
Mordecai to wear instead of his
sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
Then called
Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon
her, and gave him a commandment to
Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
Then
Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to
her, and she
dispatched him to
Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.
Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at
Shushan to destroy them, to
shew it unto
Esther, and to declare it unto
her, and to charge
her that she should go in unto the king, to make
supplication unto him, and to make request before him for
her people.
Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in
Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to
Esther,
urging her to approach the king,
implore his favor, and
plead before him for
her people.
Then
Mordecai commanded to answer
Esther, Think not with
thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.
Now it came to pass on the third day, that
Esther put on
her royal
apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
On the third day,
Esther put on
her royal
attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
Then said the king unto
her, What
wilt thou, queen
Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
“What is it, Queen
Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
Haman said moreover,
Yea,
Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the
banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to
morrow am I invited unto
her also with the king.
“What is more,”
Haman added, “Queen
Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the
banquet she prepared, and I am invited back
tomorrow along with the king.
On that day did the king
Ahasuerus give the house of
Haman the Jews’ enemy unto
Esther the queen. And
Mordecai came before the king; for
Esther had told what he was unto
her.
But he said unto
her, Thou speakest as one of the
foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
“You speak as a
foolish woman speaks,” he told
her. “Should we accept from God only good and not
adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other
herb.
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
Which shaketh the earth out of
her place, and the pillars thereof
tremble.
He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations
tremble.
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the
heritage appointed unto him by God.
This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not
her calf.
Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear
calves and do not miscarry.
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the
heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the
Almighty.
For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the
Almighty from on high?
Then let my wife
grind unto another, and let others bow down upon
her.
then may my own wife
grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with
her.
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided
her from my mother’s
womb;)
though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s
womb I guided the widow—
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the
Almighty would answer me, and that mine
adversary had written a book.
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
To satisfy the
desolate and waste ground; and to cause the
bud of the tender
herb to spring forth?
to satisfy the
parched wasteland and make it
sprout with tender grass?
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide
Arcturus with his sons?
Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
Can you send the
lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘
Here we are’?
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do
calve?
“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the
doe bear
her fawn?
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
She is
hardened against
her young ones, as though they were not
hers:
her labour is in vain without fear;
She treats
her young harshly, as if not
her own, with no
concern that
her labor was in vain.