Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
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
Their young ones are in good liking,.... Plump, fat, and sleek, as fawns are: they grow up with corn; by which they grow, or without in the field, as the word also signifies; and their growth and increase is very quick, as Aristotle observes (l); they go forth, and return not unto them: they go forth into the fields, and shift and provide for themselves...
are in good liking--in good condition, grow up strong. with corn--rather, "in the field," without man's care. return not--being able to provide for themselves.