They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
Study Helps
Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of suffering and wisdom as Job unfolds its message.
Glossary
- Bow Tribe
- The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase ( Gen. 21:20 ; 27:3 ; 48:22 ). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow ( 1 Chr. 8:40 ; 12:2 ; 2 Chr. 14:8 ; 17:17 ); so also were the Elamites.