Job 39:16
She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers.Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,
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15and forgets that the foot may crush them,or that the wild animal may trample them.
17because God has deprived her of wisdom,neither has he imparted to her understanding.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:26Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill it!"But the other said, "It shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide it."
Ecclesiastes 10:15The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.
Lamentations 4:3Even the jackals offer the breast, they nurse their young ones, butthe daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.DALET
Romans 1:31without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful;
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 →