Job 39:19
He sheweth himselfe cruell vnto his yong ones, as they were not his, and is without feare, as if he trauailed in vaine.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Hath thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
In Context
18And forgetteth that the foote might scatter the, or that the wild beast might breake the.
20For God had depriued him of wisedom, and hath giuen him no part of vnderstanding.
Cross References
Job 39:25He mocketh at feare, and is not afraid, and turneth not backe from the sworde,
Psalms 33:17A horse is a vaine helpe, and shall not deliuer any by his great strength.
Psalms 104:1My soule, prayse thou the Lord: O Lord my God, thou art exceeding great, thou art clothed with glorie and honour.
Mark 3:17Then Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn Iames brother (and surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sonnes of thunder,)
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 →