1. Job 38:39 (ESV)
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Commentary on Job 38:39 (Summary)

Job 38:39 (ESV)

39 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Can Job look after the lion and its family? The answer is, of course, no. It is God who gives to the lion its food (see Psalm 104:21).

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