Job 39:17
Because God hath denied her wisdom, And hath not given her understanding.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
In Context
16She is cruel to her young, as if they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, yet she feareth not;
18Yet when she lasheth herself up on high, She laugheth at the horse and his rider.
Cross References
Job 35:11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of heaven?”
Isaiah 57:17For the guilt of his covetousness I was angry; I smote him, I hid myself, and was angry; But yet he went on perversely in the way of his heart.
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 →