約伯記 39:14-17 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 39:13-18

The ostrich is a wonderful animal, a very large bird, but it never flies. Some have called it a winged camel. God here gives an account of it, and observes, I. Something that it has in common with the peacock, that is, beautiful feathers Job 39:13): Gavest thou proud wings unto the peacocks? so some read it. Fine feathers make proud birds. The peacock is an emblem of pride; when he struts, and shows his fine feathers, Solomon in all his glory is not arrayed like him. The ostrich too has goodly... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:14

Which leaveth her eggs in the earth ,.... Lays them and leaves them there. Aelianus, agreeably to this, says F23 De Animal. l. 14. c. 17. , that it builds a low nest in the ground, making a hollow in the sand with its feet; though he seems to be mistaken as to the number of its eggs, which he makes to be more than eighty; more truly Leo Africanus F24 Ut supra. (Descriptio Africaae, l. 9. p. 766.) , who reckons them ten or twelve; which, he says, it lays in the sand, and each of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:15

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them ,.... The foot of the traveller, they being laid in the ground, where he may walk, or on the sand of the seashore, where he may tread and trample upon them unawares, and crush them to pieces; to prevent which this creature has no foresight; or that the wild beast may break them ; supposing they may be, though not where men walk, yet where wild beasts frequent, they may be as easily broken by the one as the other; against which it guards not,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:16

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 F3 Ut supra. (Vid. Aelian. l. 4. c. 37.) 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:17

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom ,.... Or "made her to forget" F4 השה "oblivisci fecit eum", Montanus, Mercerus, Drusius, Cocceius, Michaelis, Schultens. what she had; an instance of her forgetfulness is mentioned Job 39:15 ; and so Leo Africanus F5 Ut supra. (Desciptio. Africae, l. 9. p. 766.) says of it, that it is of a very short memory, and presently forgets the place where its eggs are laid; neither hath he imparted to her understanding ; many instances are... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 39:14

Which leaveth her eggs in the earth - This want of parental affection in the ostrich is almost universally acknowledged. Mr. Jackson, in his Account of Morocco, observes: "The ostrich, having laid her eggs, goes away, forgetting or forsaking them: and if some other ostrich discover them, she hatches them as if they were her own, forgetting probably whether they are or are not; so deficient is the recollection of this bird." This illustrates Job 39:15 ; : "And forgetteth that the foot may... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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 ; (note). She neglects her little ones, which are often found half starved, straggling, and moaning about, like so many deserted orphans, for their mother. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 39:17

God hath deprived her of wisdom - Of this foolishness we have an account from the ancients; and here follow two instances: It covers its head in the reeds, and thinks itself all out of sight because itself cannot see. So Claudian: - - 'Stat lumine clauso Ridendum revoluta caput: creditque latere Quad non ipsa videt.' read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:1-30

This chapter completes the survey of animate nature begun at Job 38:39 . The habits and instincts of the wild goat, the wild ass, and wild cattle are first noticed ( Job 38:1-12 ); then a transition is made to the most remarkable of birds, the ostrich ( Job 38:13-18 ). Next, the horse is described, and, as it were, depicted, in a passage of extraordinary fire and brilliancy ( Job 38:19-25 ). Finally, a return is made to remarkable birds, and the habits of the hawk and eagle obtain... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:1-30

Jehovah to Job: the first answer-the examination: 6. Concerning certain wild animals. I. THE MOUNTAIN GOAT AND THE HIND . (Verses 1-4.) 1 . The creatures intended. It is generally agreed that these are the steinbock, or ibex, and the stag. The former, inhabiting exclusively the more rocky and desolate parts of the country, possesses fore legs considerably shorter than its hinder, which enable it to ascend with more facility than to descend, and lead it, when pursued, to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 39:13-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 39:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 39:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 39:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 39:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 39:1-30

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