Job 39:5-8 God's Wisdom and Power

5 “Who let the wild donkey go free?
Who untied his ropes?

6 I gave him the wasteland as his home,
the salt flats as his habitat.

7 He laughs at the commotion in the town;
he does not hear a driver’s shout.

8 He ranges the hills for his pasture
and searches for any green thing.

Meaning of Job 39:5-8

Job 39:5 highlights God's unfathomable control over creation, depicting the wild donkey roaming free. It serves as a powerful reminder of the divine wisdom surpassing human understanding. In God’s intricate design, even the freedom of the wild, untamed creatures speaks to His deliberate care and sovereignty.

Cross References for Job 39:5-8

Genesis 1:24 - And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creat... Click to read the verse Genesis 1:24 Click to read the verse Genesis 1:24

Genesis 16:12 - He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand agains... Click to read the verse Genesis 16:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 16:12

Job 11:12 - But a witless man can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born a man. Click to read the verse Job 11:12 Click to read the verse Job 11:12

Genesis 49:14 - “Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down between two saddlebags. Click to read the verse Genesis 49:14 Click to read the verse Genesis 49:14

Daniel 5:21 - He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys ... Click to read the verse Daniel 5:21 Click to read the verse Daniel 5:21

Job 6:5 - Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder? Click to read the verse Job 6:5 Click to read the verse Job 6:5

Jeremiah 14:6 - Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyesight fails for lack o... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:6

Jeremiah 2:24 - a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her craving— in her heat who can r... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:24 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:24

Job 24:5 - Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go about their labor of foraging food; the wasteland ... Click to read the verse Job 24:5 Click to read the verse Job 24:5

Hosea 8:9 - For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has sold herself t... Click to read the verse Hosea 8:9 Click to read the verse Hosea 8:9

Psalms 104:11 - They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. Click to read the verse Psalms 104:11 Click to read the verse Psalms 104:11

Isaiah 32:14 - The fortress will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; citadel and watchtower will become a w... Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:14 Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:14

Job 39:10 - Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he till the valleys behind you? Click to read the verse Job 39:10 Click to read the verse Job 39:10