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Originally Posted by Ferox13
Found the unicorn bit:
In Job 39:9-12 God asks, "Will the unicorn be willing to serve you, or abide by your crib? Can you bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after you? Wilt you trust him, because his strength is great?"
Not sure where they still stand with Unicorns.
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I think that translation is from the old king james bible, here's the one from the new american standard bible in which a wild ox is mentioned, not a unicorn:
"Will the (A)wild ox consent to serve you,
Or will he spend the night at your manger?
Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes,
Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
Will you trust him because his strength is great
And leave your labor to him?
Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain
And gather it from your threshing floor?"
Unicorn comes from the latin meaning "one horn" and considering all the translations that bible has gone through, including latin, it does not necessarily mean they were talking about this:
