Job 39:16
She treats harshly her banim, as though they were not hers; 1 though her labor should be in vain, yet she is without pachad (fear, care), 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
15And forgetteth that the regel may crush them, 1 or that the wild beast may break them. 1
17Because Elo'ah hath deprived her of chochmah, 1 neither hath he imparted to her binah. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 3:26Then spoke unto HaMelech the isha whose was the ben hachai, for her rachamim yearned for her ben, and she said, O adoni, give her the yeled hachai, and in no wise put him to death. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but cut him in two!
Ecclesiastes 10:15The amal of the kesilim wearieth him, 1 because he has no da'as of how to go to town. 1
Lamentations 4:3Even the jackals offer the breast; 1 they nurse their young ones; 1 the Bat Ami is become heartless, 1 like the ostriches in the midbar. 1
Romans 1:31Without seichel, without ne'emanut (faithfulness), without ahavah (love), without rachamanut.
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 →