Job 39:13-30

Amplified Bible

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“The [flightless] wings of the ostrich wave joyously;
With the pinion (shackles, fetters) and plumage of love,
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For she leaves her eggs on the ground
And warms them in the dust,
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Forgetting that a foot may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may trample them.
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“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;
Though her labor is in vain because she is unconcerned [for the safety of her brood],
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For God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.
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“Yet when she lifts herself ^[a]on high,
[So swift is she that] she laughs at the horse and his rider.

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“Have you given the horse his might?
Have you clothed his neck with quivering and a shaking mane?
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“Have you [Job] made him leap like a locust?
The majesty of his snorting [nostrils] is terrible.
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“He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength;
He goes out to meet the weapons [of armed men].
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“He laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
And [in battle] he does not turn back from the sword.
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“The quiver rattles against him,
[As do] the flashing spear and the lance [of his rider].
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“With fierceness and rage he races to devour the ground,
And he does not stand still at the sound of the [war] trumpet.
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“As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’
And he smells the battle from far away,
And senses the thunder of the captains and the war cry.

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“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,
Stretching his wings toward the south [as winter approaches]?
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“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
And makes his nest on high [in an inaccessible place]?
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“On the cliff he dwells and remains [securely],
Upon the point of the rock and the inaccessible stronghold.
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“From there he spies out the prey;
His eyes see it from far away.
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“His young ones suck up blood;
And where the slain are, there is he.”