Job 39:14

For the ostrich layeth her betzim (eggs) la'aretz (on the ground), 1 and warmeth them in the sand, 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13Joyfully flapping are the wings of the ostrich, 1 but are her wings and feathers like the khasidah (stork)? 1

15And forgetteth that the regel may crush them, 1 or that the wild beast may break them. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 27:8As a tzippor that wandereth from her ken (nest), 1 so is an ish that wandereth from his makom (place, home). 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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