and forgets that a foot may crush them, that a wild beast may trample them.
Job 39:16 - Tree of Life Version She treats her young ones harshly, as if they were not hers; She is not concerned that her labor was in vain, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: Her labour is in vain without fear; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labor is in vain because she has no sense of danger [for her unborn brood], American Standard Version (1901) She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear; Common English Bible She treats her young harshly as if they were not hers, without worrying that her labor might be in vain; Catholic Public Domain Version She is hardened against her young, as if they were not hers; she has labored in vain, with no fear compelling her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers. She hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her. |
and forgets that a foot may crush them, that a wild beast may trample them.
for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of understanding.
The mischief of fools wearies them for he doesn’t know how to go to town.
Look, Adonai, and consider with whom You have dealt so severely! Should women eat their offspring, their healthy newborn infants? Should kohen and prophet be slain in the Sanctuary of the Lord?
Even jackals offer their breast to nurse their young. The daughter of my people has become cruel, like ostriches in the desert.
Behold, is it not from Adonai-Tzva’ot that peoples toil to fuel a fire, and nations exhaust themselves for emptiness?