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THE MESSAGE
Job 39:16
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She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own,with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.
She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;
She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear,
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,
She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.
"She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor is in vain because she is unconcerned [for the safety of her brood],
"She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor is for nothing, she is unconcerned,
She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,
He sheweth himselfe cruell vnto his yong ones, as they were not his, and is without feare, as if he trauailed in vaine.
She treats her children cruelly, as if they were not hers;Though her labor be empty, she is without dread,
She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.
She treats her eggs as though they were not her own, unconcerned that her work might be for nothing.
It treats its chicks heartlessly, as if they were not its own; even if her labor is in vain, it really doesn't care;
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern.
An ostrich leaves her little babies. She treats them as if they were not her own. If her babies die, she does not care that all her work was for nothing.
She multiplies her young ones, though they do not stay with her; although her labor is in vain, she has no fear:
She acts as if the eggs were not hers, and is unconcerned that her efforts were wasted.
It deals cruelly with its young ones, as if they were not its own, as if without fear that its labor were in vain,
she treats her young roughly, as if they are not hers; for her labor is vanity without fear;
So harde is he vnto his yong ones, as though they were not his, and laboureth in vayne without eny feare.
She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear;
She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear.
She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;
She is hardened against her yong ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vaine without feare.
So harde is she vnto her young ones as though they were not hers, and laboureth in vaine without any feare.
She has hardened herself against her young ones, as though she bereaved not herself: she labours in vain without fear.
She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers: though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;
He is maad hard to hise briddis, as if thei ben not hise; he traueilide in veyn, while no drede constreynede.
She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor is in vain, [she is] without fear;
She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers: her labor is in vain without fear;
She treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, without concern,
She is harsh toward her young, as if they were not her own. She doesn't care if they die.
She is bad in the way she acts toward her young, as if they were not hers. Her work of giving birth is for nothing, for she does not care.
It deals cruelly with its young, as if they were not its own; though its labor should be in vain, yet it has no fear;
Dealing hardly with her young, as none-of hers, In vain, her labour, without dread.
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her.
She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear;
Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain [is] her labour without fear.
"She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
hardened: Lamentations 4:3
as: Deuteronomy 28:56, Deuteronomy 28:57, 1 Kings 3:26, 1 Kings 3:27, 2 Kings 6:28, 2 Kings 6:29, Lamentations 2:20, Romans 1:31
her labour: Ecclesiastes 10:15, Habakkuk 2:13
Reciprocal: Job 39:22 - General 1 Thessalonians 2:1 - in vain
Cross-References
Bad guys have it in for the good guys, obsessed with doing them in. But God isn't losing any sleep; to him they're a joke with no punch line.
Wicked sets a watch for Righteous, he's out for the kill. God , alert, is also on watch— Wicked won't hurt a hair of his head.
"What fools my people are! They have no idea who I am. A company of half-wits, dopes and donkeys all! Experts at evil but klutzes at good."
It wasn't so long ago that we ourselves were stupid and stubborn, dupes of sin, ordered every which way by our glands, going around with a chip on our shoulder, hated and hating back. But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved us from all that. It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God's gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there's more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this. I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone. Stay away from mindless, pointless quarreling over genealogies and fine print in the law code. That gets you nowhere. Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him. It's obvious that such a person is out of line, rebellious against God. By persisting in divisiveness he cuts himself off. As soon as I send either Artemas or Tychicus to you, come immediately and meet me in Nicopolis. I've decided to spend the winter there. Give Zenas the lawyer and Apollos a hearty send-off. Take good care of them. Our people have to learn to be diligent in their work so that all necessities are met (especially among the needy) and they don't end up with nothing to show for their lives. All here want to be remembered to you. Say hello to our friends in the faith. Grace to all of you.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers,.... Hence said to be cruel, Lamentations 4:3; not against the young ones she hatches, for Aelianus c reports her as very tender of her young, and exposing herself to danger for the preservation of them; but being a very forgetful creature, having laid its eggs in the sand, where it leaves them, forgets where it has laid them; and finding other eggs sits on them and hatches them, and regards the young as its own, and is hardened against its true and real young, as not belonging to her;
her labour is in vain without fear; in laying her eggs and leaving them in the dust, without fear of their being crushed and broken, which yet they are, and so her labour is in vain; or her labour in hatching the eggs of others, without any fear or care of their belonging to others, which yet they do, and so she labours in vain.
c Ut supra. (Vid. Aelian. l. 4. c. 37.)
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
She is hardened against her young ones - The obvious meaning of this passage, which is a fair translation of the Hebrew, is, that the ostrich is destitute of natural affection for her young; or that she treats them as if she had not the usual natural affection manifested in the animal creation. This sentiment also occurs in Lamentations 4:3, “The daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.” This opinion is controverted by Buffon, but seems fully sustained by those who have most attentively observed the habits of the ostrich. Dr. Shaw, as quoted by Paxton, and in Robinson’s Calmet, says, “On the least noise or trivial occasion she forsakes her eggs or her young ones, to which perhaps she never returns; or if she does, it may be too late either to restore life to the one, or to preserve the lives of the others.” “Agreeable to this account,” says Paxton, “the Arabs meet sometimes with whole nests of these eggs undisturbed, some of which are sweet and good, and others addle and corrupted; others again have their young ones of different growths, according to the time it may be presumed they have been forsaken by the dam. They oftener meet a few of the little ones, not bigger than well-grown pullets, half-starved, straggling and moaning about like so many distressed orphans for their mothers.”
Her labour is in vain without fear - Herder renders this,” In vain is her travail, but she regards it not.” The idea in the passage seems to be this; that the ostrich has not that apprehension or provident care for her young which others birds have. It does not mean that she is an animal remarkably bold and courageous, for the contrary is the fact, and she is, according to the Arabian writers, timid to a proverb; but that she has none of the anxious solicitude for her young which others seem to have - the dread that they may be in want, or in danger, which leads them, often at the peril of their own lives, to provide for and defend them.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 39:16. She is hardened against her young — See before, and the extracts from Dr. Shaw at the end of the chapter. Job 39:30. She neglects her little ones, which are often found half starved, straggling, and moaning about, like so many deserted orphans, for their mother.
