“The wings of the ostrich flap joyously, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?
Job 39:14 - Tree of Life Version For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the soil, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, And warmeth them in dust, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The ostrich leaves her eggs on the ground and warms them in the dust, American Standard Version (1901) For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust, Common English Bible She leaves her eggs on the earth, lets them warm in the dust, Catholic Public Domain Version When she leaves eggs behind in the earth, will you perhaps warm them in the dust? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust. |
“The wings of the ostrich flap joyously, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?
and forgets that a foot may crush them, that a wild beast may trample them.
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man that wanders from his home.
Then it is something for a man to burn. so he takes one of them and warms himself. He also makes a fire to bake bread. He also makes a god and worships it. He makes an idol and bows before it.
Even jackals offer their breast to nurse their young. The daughter of my people has become cruel, like ostriches in the desert.