Job 39:16
“She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers,.... Hence said to be cruel, Lam 4:3; not against…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
She is hardened against her young ones - The obvious meaning of this passage, which is a fair translation of the Hebrew,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
She is hardened against her young - See before, and the extracts from Dr. Shaw at the end of the chapter, Job 39:30…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 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…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
she is hardened against Or, she treateth hardly.
her young ones The words refer here to her eggs, from which the young…
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