Job 39:18

\39:15\Without a thought that they may be crushed by the foot, and broken by the beasts of the field?

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

In Context

17\39:14\That she puts her eggs on the earth, warming them in the dust,

19\39:16\She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear.

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Cross References

2 Kings 19:21This is the word which the Lord has said about him: In the eyes of the virgin daughter of Zion you are shamed and laughed at; the daughter of Jerusalem has made sport of you.

Job 39:7\39:4\Their young ones are strong, living in the open country; they go out and do not come back again.

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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