# General Information:

Yahweh uses a question to emphasize that he provides food for the ravens and Job does not. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# Connecting Statement:

Yahweh continues to challenge Job.

# Who provides victims ... for lack of food?

This can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "Tell me who provides victims ... for lack of food." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# provides victims

"provides food." This refers to animals that ravens look for and can eat.

# ravens

large birds with shiny black feathers that feed on dead animals

# cry out to God

The implied information is that the ravens are crying out for food. Alternate translation: "cry to God for help" or "cry out for God to give them food" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# stagger about

This means to walk around in an unsteady way.

# for lack of food

"because they have no food" or "because they have nothing to eat"