Job 39:14
For she leaves her eggs on the earth, 1 and she lets them keep warm in the dust; 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
In Context
13The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, 1 but are they the pinions and plumage of love? 1
15she forgets that a foot might crush them 1 or that a wild beast might trample them. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 27:8Like a bird that wanders from its nest 1 is a man who strays from where he lives. 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 →