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Job 39:13 KJV
Job · chapter 39 · verse 13
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?Job 39:13 · King James Version
Job 39:13 in context
11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
12Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
13Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
14Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- peacocksʻâlaçto leap for joyH5965 →
- featherschăçîydâhthe kind birdH2624 →
- goodlyrenenan ostrichH7443 →
- wingskânâphan edge or extremityH3671 →
- wingsʼebrâh{a pinion}H84 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-18