Job 38:40 Meaning and Explanation
“When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?”
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Read Full Chapter →God pictures the young lions crouching in their dens and waiting in hiding for their prey.
What Does Job 38:40 Mean?
The thought of the lions continues. They crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket, ready to spring on their prey. Even in this hidden hunger, when no human can see or help them, God knows and provides.
Nothing about his creatures escapes God's notice, not even the lion waiting unseen in its lair. He attends to needs that no one else perceives. This means our hidden hungers and silent waitings are fully known to him as well. The God who provides for the lion crouching in the dark sees us in our own hidden places and will not leave us unprovided.
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What does Job 38:40 mean?
God pictures the young lions crouching in their dens and waiting in hiding for their prey.