Job 39:14
The ostrich abandons her eggs on the ground, leaving them to be warmed in the dust.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
In Context
13The ostrich proudly flaps her wings, but they are nothing like the flight feathers of the stork.
15She doesn't think that they can be crushed underfoot, trampled by a wild animal.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:8Having to leave home is like a bird having to leave its nest.
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 →