They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
God here shows Job what little acquaintance he had with the untamed creatures that run wild in the deserts and live at large, but are the care of the divine Providence. As, I. The wild goats and the hinds. That which is taken notice of concerning them is the bringing forth and bringing up of their young ones.
Commenting on Job 39:1-12
They bow themselves,.... That they may bring forth their young with greater ease and more safety: for it seems the hinds bring forth their young with great difficulty; and there are provisions in nature made to lessen it; as thunder, before observed, which causes them to bring forth the sooner; and there is an herb called "seselis", which it is said (i) they feed upon...
bow themselves--in parturition; bend on their knees (Sa1 4:19). bring forth--literally, "cause their young to cleave the womb and break forth." sorrows--their young ones, the cause of their momentary pains.