KJV King James Version
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
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Job 21:10
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.
WEB World English Bible
Their bulls breed without fail. Their cows calve, and don’t miscarry.
ASV American Standard Version
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.
Surrounding context — Job 21
7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses [are] safe from fear, neither [is] the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
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Exodus 23:26There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.Luke 12:16-21And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:Deuteronomy 28:11And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.Psalm 144:13-14[That] our garners [may be] full, affording all manner of store: [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:Ecclesiastes 9:1-2For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, [are] in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred [by] all [that is] before them.Deuteronomy 7:13-14And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.Luke 16:19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
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