Job 39:15

And she forgetteth that a foot may crush them, or that the beast of the field may stamp them down.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14[No,] for she intrusteth her eggs to the earth, and letteth them be hatched out on the dust:

16He hath made her callous against her young, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain, [but she feeleth] no dread;

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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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