Will you bind a wild ox to a furrow with his rope? Will it plow valleys behind you?
Harness the chariot to the steed, O inhabitant of Lachish! It was the beginning of sin for the Daughter of Zion— because in you were found the rebellions of Israel.
Plowmen plowed on my back— they made their furrows long!”
Who can strip off his outer garment? Who can penetrate his double armor?
It scorns the commotion in the town; it does not hear the taskmaster’s shouts.
“Who sent the wild donkey free? Who released the bonds of the wild ass,
a messenger came to Job, saying, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing near them,
God is bringing them from Egypt with the strong horns of the wild ox!
“Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will it spend the night at your manger?
Will you rely on it for its great strength? Will you leave your labor to it?