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Job 39:4

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Their young ones are in good liking; i.e. healthy and strong (comp. Daniel 1:10). They grow up with corn; rather, they grow up out of doors, or in the open air. They go forth, and return not unto them.

They quit their dams early, and "go forth" to provide for themselves—an indication of health and strength.

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