Job 37:8
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Then the beasts go into their holes, and take their rest.
Webster's Revision
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
World English Bible
Then the animals take cover, and remain in their dens.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens.
Barnes's Job 37:8 Bible Commentary
Then the beasts go into dens - In the winter. This fact appears to have been early observed, that in the season of cold the wild animals withdrew into caves, and that many of them became torpid. This fact Elihu adverts to as an illustration of the wisdom and greatness of God. The proof of his superintending care was seen in the fact that they withdrew from the cold in which they would perish, and that provision is made for their continuance in life at a time when they cannot obtain the food by which they ordinarily subsist. In that torpid and inactive state, they need little food, and remain often for months with almost no nourishment.