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Job 39

Job 39:18

The LORD Speaks of His Creation · Job 39:1–30
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Translations

Modern
Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.
Traditional
What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
Literal
At the time she lifts herself up on high, she laughs at the horse and at its rider.
Latin
Cum tempus fuerit, in altum alas erigit: deridet equum et ascensorem ejus.

Original

Hebrew
English
Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.

Notes

Job 39:18

laughs at the horse and its rider: See 39:7, 22; 41:29.

Job 39:13–18

In the ancient Near East, people believed the ostrich was a bird that God had not given wisdom.

Job 38:1–40:5

God challenges Job. Job admits he cannot judge the moral world. God shows Job's ignorance of the natural world's elements related to the realm of heaven, weather, animals, and birds (38:4–21; 22–38; 39–39:30).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints God’s Uniqueness

Events

Glossary

Book of Job Ostrich Power Proverbs, Book of Wisdom Literature

Topics

Birds: Habits of Birds: Unclean: Ostrich God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Ostriches: General Scriptures Concerning The Horse used for Hunting The Ostrich: Rapid in Movement