Job 39:16
She is cruel to her young, as if they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, yet she feareth not;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, And that the wild beast may break them.
17Because God hath denied her wisdom, And hath not given her understanding.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 10:15The labor of the foolish man wearieth him, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Lamentations 4:3The very jackals reach forth the breast; they suckle their young; But the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches of the desert.
Romans 1:31senseless, faithless, without natural affection, without pity;
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 →