Job 39:15
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, And that the wild beast may break them.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
In Context
14Nay, she layeth her eggs on the ground; She warmeth them in the dust,
16She is cruel to her young, as if they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, yet she feareth not;
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 →