King James Version
Job 39:15 in the King James Version says “And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.” — study this verse from Job chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.”
Job 39:15 · KJV
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? wings and: or, the feathers of the stork and ostrich
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And forgetteth”
H7911to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“that the foot”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
“beast”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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