Job 39:15
She forgetteth that the foot may tread upon them, or that the beasts of the field may break them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
In Context
14When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.
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 →