Job 39:13-23

13 "The wings of the ostrich flap happily, but they are not like the feathers of the stork.
14 The ostrich lays its eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
15 It does not stop to think that a foot might step on them and crush them; it does not care that some animal might walk on them.
16 The ostrich is cruel to its young, as if they were not even its own. It does not care that its work is for nothing,
17 because God did not give the ostrich wisdom; God did not give it a share of good sense.
18 But when the ostrich gets up to run, it is so fast that it laughs at the horse and its rider.
19 "Job, are you the one who gives the horse its strength or puts a flowing mane on its neck?
20 Do you make the horse jump like a locust? It scares people with its proud snorting.
21 It paws wildly, enjoying its strength, and charges into battle.
22 It laughs at fear and is afraid of nothing; it does not run away from the sword.
23 The bag of arrows rattles against the horse's side, along with the flashing spears and swords.

Job 39:13-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 39

This chapter treats of various creatures, beasts and birds, which Job had little knowledge of, had no concern in the making of them, and scarcely any power over them; as of the goats and hinds, Job 39:1-4; of the wild ass, Job 39:5-8; of the unicorn, Job 39:9-12; of the peacock and ostrich, Job 39:13-18; of the horse, Job 39:19-25; and of the hawk and eagle, Job 39:26-30.

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