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Job 39:13-30
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Job 39:13-30
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 “The ostrich’s wings flap wildly,
though its pinions lack plumage.[a]
14 For it leaves its eggs to the earth
and lets them be warmed on the ground,
15 forgetting that a foot may crush them
and that a wild animal may trample them.
16 It deals cruelly with its young, as if they were not its own;
though its labor should be in vain, yet it has no fear;(A)
17 because God has made it forget wisdom
and given it no share in understanding.(B)
18 When it spreads its plumes aloft,[b]
it laughs at the horse and its rider.
19 “Do you give the horse its might?
Do you clothe its neck with mane?(C)
20 Do you make it leap like the locust?
Its majestic snorting is terrible.(D)
21 It paws[c] violently, exults mightily;
it goes out to meet the weapons.(E)
22 It laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
it does not turn back from the sword.
23 Upon it rattle the quiver,
the flashing spear, and the javelin.
24 With fierceness and rage it swallows the ground;
it cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet.(F)
25 When the trumpet sounds, it says ‘Aha!’
From a distance it smells the battle,
the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.(G)
26 “Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars
and spreads its wings toward the south?
27 Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
and makes its nest on high?(H)
28 It lives on the rock and makes its home
in the fastness of the rocky crag.
29 From there it spies the prey;
its eyes see it from far away.(I)
30 Its young ones suck up blood,
and where the slain are, there it is.”(J)
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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