Job 21:10

WEB

Their bulls breed without fail. Their cows calve, and do not miscarry.

KJV

Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

Commentary

Commentary

Their bull gendereth, and faileth not,.... As the wicked man's prosperity is described before by the increase and comfortable settlement of his child ren and grandchildren, and by the peace and safety of all within doors; here it is further set forth by the increase of his cattle in the fields, one part being put for the whole, his oxen and asses, his camels and sheep, things in which the riches of men chiefly lay in those times and countries; and he was reckoned an happy man when these brought forth abundantly; see Psa 144:13 ; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf; both male and female succeed in propagating their species, and so in increasing the wealth of their owner; this is sometimes promised as a temporal blessing, Exo 23:26 .