Translations
Modern
She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.
Traditional
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
Literal
…and she forgets that a foot may crush it, or that a creature of the field might tread over it.
Latin
Obliviscitur quod pes conculcet ea, aut bestia agri conterat.
Original
Hebrew
English
She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.
Notes
The ostrich symbolizes neglect for her young because she (Lamentations 4:3):
Leaves her eggs on the ground.
Seems to abandon her eggs when a predator comes near. She is probably trying to distract the predator from the nest.
Lays her eggs with other female ostrich in a shared nest, so many eggs are not her own.
In the ancient Near East, people believed the ostrich was a bird that God had not given wisdom.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Job's Trialc. 1650 BC
Glossary
Book of Job Ostrich Power Proverbs, Book of Wisdom Literature
Topics
Birds: Habits of God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Ostriches: General Scriptures Concerning The Ostrich: Imprudent