Job 39:14

For the ostrich will leave her eggs in the ground, 1 And warm them on the dust, 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

In Context

13The peacock has a beautiful wing: 1 If the stork and the ostrich conceive, it is worthy of notice, 1

15And has forgotten that the foot will scatter them, 1 And the wild beasts of the field trample them. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 27:8As when a bird flies down from its own nest, 1 So a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place. 1

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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