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Job 39:5

Job 39:5

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

some render the words, "and a wild ass's colt is", or "may be born a man" ; that is, one that is by his first birth, and by his life and conversation, like a wild ass's colt, is or may be born again, and be made a new man, as Jarchi also interprets it, and so become a wise, knowing, and good man, which is a great truth; but whether the truth in this text, is not so clear: the Targum seems to incline this way;"a refractory, youth that grows wise shall become a great man.'

' bwbn "concavus", Montanus; "cavus", Drusius; "vacuus", Pagninus, Beza, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Michaelis. bbly "fiat vel fit cordatus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; so Broughton, Beza. "In superbiam erigitur", V.

L. "audaciam sumit", Schmidt.

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