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Job 38:39 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wilt thou hunt
tsuwd (Hebrew #6679)
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); (denominative from 6718) to victual (for a journey)
KJV usage: chase, hunt, sore, take (provision).
Pronounce: tsood
Origin: a primitive root
the prey
tereph (Hebrew #2964)
something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food
KJV usage: leaf, meat, prey, spoil.
Pronounce: teh'-ref
Origin: from 2963
for thel lion
labiy' (Hebrew #3833)
irreg. masculine plural lbaviym {leb-aw-eem'}; irreg. feminine plural lbaeowth {leb-aw-oth'}; from an unused root men. to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer; compare 738))
KJV usage: (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
Pronounce: law-bee'
Origin: or (Ezek. 19:2) lbiyao {leb-ee-yaw'}
? or fill
male' (Hebrew #4390)
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: accomplish, confirm, + consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, X draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-)flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-)full, + have wholly.
Pronounce: maw-lay'
Origin: or malae (Esth. 7:5) {maw-law'}
the ρappetite
chay (Hebrew #2416)
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
of the young lions
kphiyr (Hebrew #3715)
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
KJV usage: (young) lion, village. Compare 3723.
Pronounce: kef-eer'
Origin: from 3722
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Psa. 104:21• 21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. (Psa. 104:21)
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life.

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Ministry on This Verse

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Wilt.
Job 4:10‑11• 10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
 11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. (Job 4:10‑11)
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Psa. 34:10• 10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. (Psa. 34:10)
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Psa. 104:21• 21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. (Psa. 104:21)
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Psa. 145:15‑16• 15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
 16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. (Psa. 145:15‑16)
appetite.
Heb. life.
• The manifestation of His care over His creatures (chs. 38:39-39:30)....We pass, in this portion, from the glories of the Creator to look at the wisdom and goodness of the God of Providence. He has not only devised the wondrous plan of the universe, but has filled the earth with living creatures, who are dependent upon Him for life and all things. (“Job 38-42:6” by S. Ridout)
• The beasts of prey (chap. 38:39-41). (“Job 38-42:6” by S. Ridout)
• To what distraction would man be brought if he had for a single day to provide food for even one class of these creatures. (“Job 38-42:6” by S. Ridout)
• God not only tolerates, but cares for these creatures which prey upon others. They are part of His wise plan—once put under the hand of man and subject to him, but now turned against him as enemies. (“Job 38-42:6” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Dost thou hunt the prey for the lioness, and dost thou satisfy the appetitea of the young lions,

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "life." see ch. 33.20.