Job 39:12
Job 39:12 in Multiple Translations
Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather the grain of thy threshing-floor?
Will you be looking for him to come back, and get in your seed to the crushing-floor?
Are you sure it will gather your grain and bring it to your threshing floor?
Will the vnicorne serue thee? or will he tary by thy cribbe?
Dost thou trust in him That he doth bring back thy seed? And [to] thy threshing-floor doth gather [it]?
Will you confide in him, that he will bring home your seed, and gather the grain of your threshing floor?
Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
Wilt thou trust him that he will render thee the seed, and gather it into thy barnfloor?
Can you rely on it to come back from the field, bringing your grain to the place where you thresh it?
Berean Amplified Bible — Job 39:12
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Job 39:12 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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הֲ/תַאֲמִ֣ין
בּ֭/וֹ
כִּי
ישוב
יָשִׁ֣יב
זַרְעֶ֑/ךָ
וְֽ/גָרְנְ/ךָ֥
יֶאֱסֹֽף
הֲ/תַאֲמִ֣ין
ʼâman
H539
be faithful
Part | V-Hiphil-Imperf-2ms
בּ֭/וֹ
Prep | Suff
כִּי
kîy
H3588
for
Conj
ישוב
shûwb
H7725
to return
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
יָשִׁ֣יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms
זַרְעֶ֑/ךָ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
N-ms | Suff
וְֽ/גָרְנְ/ךָ֥
gôren
H1637
threshing floor
Conj | N-cs | Suff
יֶאֱסֹֽף
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Job 39:12
הֲ/תַאֲמִ֣ין
ʼâman
H539
"be faithful"
Part | V-Hiphil-Imperf-2ms
This Hebrew word means to be faithful or trustworthy, as seen in the KJV translations. It can also mean to support or confirm something, and is used in passages like Psalm 37:3 to describe trusting in God. The concept of faithfulness is central to the book of Proverbs.
Definition: 1) to support, confirm, be faithful 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish 1a1a) foster-father (subst.) 1a1b) foster-mother, nurse 1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm 1b1a) to be carried by a nurse 1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting 1b1c) confirmed, established, sure 1b1d) verified, confirmed 1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in 1c1a) stand firm 1c1b) trust, believe Aramaic equivalent: a.man (אֲמַן "to trust" H0540)
Usage: Occurs in 102 OT verses. KJV: hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right. See also: Genesis 15:6; Job 24:22; Psalms 12:2.
בּ֭/וֹ
""
Prep | Suff
כִּי
kîy
H3588
"for"
Conj
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Definition: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
Usage: Occurs in 3910 OT verses. KJV: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 26:16; Genesis 42:15.
ישוב
shûwb
H7725
"to return"
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
This Hebrew word means to return or turn back, and can be used literally or figuratively. It is often used to describe someone returning to God or repenting from sin, as seen in the book of Psalms and the prophets.
Definition: : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
Usage: Occurs in 953 OT verses. KJV: ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw. See also: Genesis 3:19; Numbers 8:25; Judges 8:13.
יָשִׁ֣יב
shûwb
H7725
"to return"
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms
This Hebrew word means to return or turn back, and can be used literally or figuratively. It is often used to describe someone returning to God or repenting from sin, as seen in the book of Psalms and the prophets.
Definition: : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
Usage: Occurs in 953 OT verses. KJV: ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw. See also: Genesis 3:19; Numbers 8:25; Judges 8:13.
זַרְעֶ֑/ךָ
zeraʻ
H2233
"seed"
N-ms | Suff
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means seed or offspring, like in Genesis where God promises Abraham many descendants. It can also mean a plant or sowing time, as in Isaiah 55:10. This concept is central to God's plan for humanity.
Definition: : seed/sowing 1) seed, sowing, offspring 1a) a sowing 1b) seed 1c) semen virile 1d) offspring, descendants, posterity, children 1e) of moral quality 1e1) a practitioner of righteousness (fig.) 1f) sowing time (by meton)
Usage: Occurs in 205 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time. See also: Genesis 1:11; 1 Samuel 1:11; Psalms 18:51.
וְֽ/גָרְנְ/ךָ֥
gôren
H1637
"threshing floor"
Conj | N-cs | Suff
A threshing floor is an open area where grain is separated from chaff, as seen in the book of Ruth. This word can also refer to a barn or empty space. The KJV Bible translates it as floor or place.
Definition: 1) threshing-floor 2) (TWOT) barn, barn floor, corn floor, void place
Usage: Occurs in 37 OT verses. KJV: (barn, corn, threshing-) floor, (threshing-, void) place. See also: Genesis 50:10; 1 Kings 22:10; Isaiah 21:10.
יֶאֱסֹֽף
ʼâçaph
H622
"to gather"
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
To gather means to bring people or things together, often for a purpose like worship or community. It can also mean to take away or remove something, like gathering a harvest. This word appears in books like Genesis and Psalms.
Definition: 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to gather, collect 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others) 1a3) to bring up the rear 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to assemble, be gathered 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2) 1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others) 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4) 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to gather (harvest) 1c2) to take in, receive into 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be gathered 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves
Usage: Occurs in 188 OT verses. KJV: assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly, withdraw. See also: Genesis 6:21; 1 Chronicles 11:13; Psalms 26:9.
Study Notes — Job 39:12
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- Context
- Cross References
- Job 39:12 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Job 39:12
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 39:12
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 39:12
- Trapp's Commentary on Job 39:12
- Ellicott's Commentary on Job 39:12
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 39:12
- Cambridge Bible on Job 39:12
- Barnes' Notes on Job 39:12
- Whedon's Commentary on Job 39:12
- Sermons on Job 39:12
Context — The LORD Speaks of His Creation
10Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
11Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
12Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
13The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork. 14For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Nehemiah 13:15 | In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. |
| 2 | Proverbs 3:16 | Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. |
| 3 | Amos 2:13 | Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain. |
| 4 | Matthew 13:30 | Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’” |
| 5 | Haggai 2:19 | Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.” |
| 6 | Matthew 3:2 | and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” |
Job 39:12 Summary
This verse is asking if we can trust God to take care of our needs, just like a farmer trusts his ox to bring in the grain. It's a reminder that God is sovereign and faithful, and we can trust Him to provide for us, as seen in Jeremiah 29:11. We can apply this principle to our daily lives by trusting God to provide for our physical and spiritual needs, and having faith in His goodness, as stated in Psalm 34:8. By trusting God, we can have confidence in His faithfulness, just like the farmer trusts his ox, and live a life that honors Him.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the main point of Job 39:12?
The main point of Job 39:12 is to ask if we can trust God to provide for our needs, much like we would trust an ox to bring in grain, as mentioned in this verse, and to understand His sovereignty as seen in Jeremiah 29:11.
How does this verse relate to our daily lives?
This verse relates to our daily lives by reminding us to trust in God's provision and care, just as the farmer trusts the ox to bring in the grain, and to have faith in His goodness as stated in Psalm 34:8.
What kind of trust is being talked about in this verse?
The trust being talked about in this verse is the trust that God will provide for our physical and spiritual needs, similar to how an ox is trusted to perform its tasks, and to have confidence in His faithfulness as seen in Deuteronomy 31:6.
How does this verse fit into the larger context of the book of Job?
This verse fits into the larger context of the book of Job by highlighting God's power and wisdom, and encouraging Job to trust in His sovereignty, as seen in Job 42:2-3 and Romans 11:33-36.
Reflection Questions
- What are some areas in my life where I struggle to trust God's provision?
- How can I apply the principle of trusting God to my daily life, just like a farmer trusts his ox?
- What are some biblical examples of people who trusted God's provision, and what can I learn from their experiences?
- In what ways can I demonstrate my trust in God's sovereignty, just like Job eventually did in Job 42:2-3?
Gill's Exposition on Job 39:12
Wilt thou believe him that he will bring home thy seed?.... Draw in the cart, and bring home the ripe sheaves of corn, as the tame ox does?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 39:12
Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn? Believe - trust. Seed - produce [ zera` (H2233)] (1 Samuel 8:15).
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 39:12
Will bring home thy seed, Heb. will return thy seed; either, 1. By ploughing and harrowing thy land so well that it shall make a good return to thee for thy seed. Or rather, 2. By bringing into thy barn, as it follows, thy seed, i.e. the product of thy seed, or thy sheaves of corn, as this word is used, .
Trapp's Commentary on Job 39:12
Job 39:12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather [it into] thy barn?Ver. 12. Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed] That is, the crop that comes of thy seed; as in the former verse, thy labour, that is, the fruit of thy labour, as Psalms 128:2. There is no trusting to this wild and fierce creature to do any such thing. Vertoman saith, that he saw two unicorns, and that they were not of so fierce a nature but that they might be brought to somewhat. But then they were not true unicorns, say we; such as God here describeth. And gather it into thy barn?] No trusting to the unicorn’ s gentleness for any such matter, unless we desire to be deceived.
Ellicott's Commentary on Job 39:12
(12) Wilt thou believe him?—i.e., trust him, as in the former verse “Wilt thou [trust” was, rather, Wilt thou feel confidence in him?
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 39:12
Verse 12. That he will bring home thy seed] Thou canst make no domestic nor agricultural use of him.
Cambridge Bible on Job 39:12
9–12. The Wild ox.
Barnes' Notes on Job 39:12
Wilt thou believe him? - That is, wilt thou trust him with the productions of the field? The idea is, that he was an untamed and unsubdued animal. He could not be governed, like the camel or the ox.
Whedon's Commentary on Job 39:12
12. Thy barn — Better, threshing floor.
Sermons on Job 39:12
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Nehemiah, Esther by Zac Poonen | In this sermon, the speaker focuses on the story of Nehemiah and the importance of having a burden for God's work. He emphasizes the need for one person who is not discouraged by o |
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The Sabbath & Sabbatarianism by J.I. Packer | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the concept of Christian liberty in relation to the Fourth Commandment. He explains that the reformers believed that apart from attending wor |
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Pressures of Christianity 08 Pressure-Commercialism by Harry Deutchman | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the negative impact of commercialism on society, including Japan's desire for the word of God being overshadowed by material pursuits. The wi |
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Bristol Conference 1975-14 Nehemiah by Stan Ford | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility and contribution to the fellowship of believers. He uses the analogy of selling fish, even though |
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The Coming Persecution by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher shares a vision he had about five calamities that will come to America and the world. The first calamity is a worldwide recession caused by economic co |
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Church History - Martin Luther & the Anabaptists by David Guzik | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the duty of believers to follow the example of angels who will eventually cast the wicked into everlasting fire. He encourages those who are |
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Will You Follow the Lamb, or Quit the Field Like Gideon’s Thousands? by Hans R. Waldvogel | The sermon transcript discusses the importance of obtaining and striving for the word of God. The speaker emphasizes the need to diligently study the Bible, wait upon God, and walk |