Job 39:14
Wilt thou trust in him, because his strength is great, and cast off thy labour vnto him?
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
In Context
15Wilt thou beleeue him, that he will bring home thy seede, and gather it vnto thy barne?
Cross References
Proverbs 27:8As a bird that wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne place.
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 →