Job 39:15

15 And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them.

Job 39:15 Meaning and Commentary

Job 39:15

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them
The foot of the traveller, they being laid in the ground, where he may walk, or on the sand of the seashore, where he may tread and trample upon them unawares, and crush them to pieces; to prevent which this creature has no foresight;

or that the wild beast may break them;
supposing they may be, though not where men walk, yet where wild beasts frequent, they may be as easily broken by the one as the other; against which it guards not, having no instinct in nature, as some creatures have, to direct to the preservation of them.

Job 39:15 In-Context

13 "The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love,

14 For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,

15 And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them.

16 "She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned ;

17 Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "it"
• [b]. Lit "it"