Job 39:18
What time, on high, she vibrateth her wings, she laugheth at the horse and his rider.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
In Context
17For GOD hath suffered her to forget wisdom, and given her no share in understanding.
19Couldst thou give—to the Horse—strength? Couldst thou clothe his neck with the quivering mane?
Cross References
2 Kings 19:21This, is the word that Yahweh hath spoken concerning him,—The virgin daughter of Zion, laugheth thee to scorn, mocketh thee, The daughter of Jerusalem, after thee, doth wag her head.
Job 39:7He laugheth at the throng of the city, The shoutings of the driver, he heareth not;
Job 41:29As a straw, is a club accounted, and he laugheth at the whir of the javelin;
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 →