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Job 39:16

CreationGod's power and sovereignty

14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

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BSB
She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.
KJV
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
WEB
She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,
ASV
She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, [she is] without fear;
DARBY
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern.
BLB
Her young she treats harshly as though not unto her; her labor [is] in vain, without dread;
ÅB
Den er hård mot sine unger, som om de ikke var dens egne; den er ikke redd for at dens strev skal være bortkastet.
OTB
Hun behandler sine unger hardt, som om de ikke var hennes;
Selv om hennes arbeid er forgjeves, er hun ubekymret,
B1930
Den er hård mot sine unger, som om de ikke var dens egne; den er ikke redd for at dens møie skal være spilt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Lamentations 4:3

    Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:15

    The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

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  • Romans 1:31

    Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

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  • Deuteronomy 28:56–57

    The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

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  • 2 Kings 6:28–29

    And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

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  • Habakkuk 2:13

    Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

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  • Lamentations 2:20

    Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

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  • 1 Kings 3:26–27

    Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

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