Job 39:5 | JFB | STEP | 5. wild ass-- Two different Hebrew words are here used for the same animal, "the ass of the woods" and "the wild ass." (See on ; ; ; and ). loosed the bands-- given its liberty to. Man can rob animals of freedom, but not, as God, give freedom, combined with subordination to fixed laws.

‏ Job 39:5

5. wild ass--Two different Hebrew words are here used for the same animal, "the ass of the woods" and "the wild ass." (See on Job 6:5; Job 11:12; Job 24:5; and Jr 2:24).

loosed the bands--given its liberty to. Man can rob animals of freedom, but not, as God, give freedom, combined with subordination to fixed laws.