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Job 39:13-30
American Standard Version
Job 39:13-30
American Standard Version
13 The wings of the ostrich wave proudly;
But are they the pinions and plumage of [a]love?
14 For she leaveth her eggs on the earth,
And warmeth them in the dust,
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may trample them.
16 She [b]dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers:
Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear;
17 Because God hath [c]deprived her of wisdom,
Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
18 What time she [d]lifteth up herself on high,
She scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 Hast thou given the horse his might?
Hast thou clothed his neck with the [e]quivering mane?
20 Hast thou made him to leap as a locust?
The glory of his snorting is terrible.
21 [f]He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:
He goeth out to meet [g]the armed men.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed;
Neither turneth he back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattleth [h]against him,
The flashing spear and the javelin.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage;
Neither [i]believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet.
25 As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha!
And he smelleth the battle afar off,
The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26 Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth,
And stretcheth her wings toward the south?
27 Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up,
And maketh her nest on high?
28 On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home,
Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.
29 From thence she spieth out the prey;
Her eyes behold it afar off.
30 Her young ones also suck up blood:
And where the slain are, there is she.
Job 39:13-30
New International Version
Job 39:13-30
New International Version
13 “The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
though they cannot compare
with the wings and feathers of the stork.(A)
14 She lays her eggs on the ground
and lets them warm in the sand,
15 unmindful that a foot may crush them,
that some wild animal may trample them.(B)
16 She treats her young harshly,(C) as if they were not hers;
she cares not that her labor was in vain,
17 for God did not endow her with wisdom
or give her a share of good sense.(D)
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
she laughs(E) at horse and rider.
19 “Do you give the horse its strength(F)
or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20 Do you make it leap like a locust,(G)
striking terror(H) with its proud snorting?(I)
21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,(J)
and charges into the fray.(K)
22 It laughs(L) at fear, afraid of nothing;
it does not shy away from the sword.
23 The quiver(M) rattles against its side,
along with the flashing spear(N) and lance.
24 In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.(O)
25 At the blast of the trumpet(P) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
It catches the scent of battle from afar,
the shout of commanders and the battle cry.(Q)
26 “Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
and spread its wings toward the south?(R)
27 Does the eagle soar at your command
and build its nest on high?(S)
28 It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
a rocky crag(T) is its stronghold.
29 From there it looks for food;(U)
its eyes detect it from afar.
30 Its young ones feast on blood,
and where the slain are, there it is.”(V)
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