Job 39:15

\39:12\Will you be looking for him to come back, and get in your seed to the crushing-floor?

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In The King James Version

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

In Context

14\39:11\Will you put your faith in him, because his strength is great? will you give the fruit of your work into his care?

16\39:13\Is the wing of the ostrich feeble, or is it because she has no feathers,

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Matthew Henry on Job 39:14-19

Description of the Peacock and Ostrich. ( b. c. 1520.) 13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 18 What time she… Read the whole commentary →

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