Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? Or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, And warmeth them in the dust, And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened... The Cottager's monthly visitor - Page 3011856Full view - About this book
| Bible - 1788 - 598 pages
...forgetteth that the foot may crufh them, or that the wild beaft may break them. 1 6 She is hardened againft her young ones, as though they were not her's : her labour is vain without fear : 1 7 Becaufe God hath deprived her of wifdom, neither hath he imparted to her underftanding.... | |
| Daniel Bellamy - Apologetics - 1789 - 512 pages
...FEATHERS UNTO THE OSTRICH? WHICH LEAVETH HER EGGS IN THE EARTH, AND WARMETH THEM IN THE DUST j AND FORGETTETH THAT THE FOOT MAY CRUSH THEM, OR THAT THE WILD BEAST MAY BREAK THEM. SHE IS HARDNED AGAINST HER YOUNG ONES AS THOUGH THEY WERE NOT HERS : HER LABOUR IS IN VAIN WITHOUT FEAR; BECAUSE... | |
| William Jones - Theology - 1801 - 486 pages
...feel for their offspring, — which leaveth her eggs. in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the...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... | |
| Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1803 - 362 pages
...of Job, we read, that the "ostrich leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the...hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers : her labour is vain, without fear, because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted... | |
| William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...alludes to the Ostrich, • " which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the...hardened against her young ones as though they were not hers : her labour is in vain without fear; because God had deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 506 pages
...Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, 15 and warmeth them in the dust,t And forgetteth that the foot 16 may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them....against her young ones, as though [they were] not her's ; she does not defend them as some birds do, even with great violence : her labour is in vain without... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 504 pages
...leaveth her eggs in the earth, 1 S and warmeth them in the dust,t And forgetteth that the foot ) 6 iftay crush them, or that the wild beast may break them....against her young ones, as though [they were] not her's ; she does not defend them as some birds do, even with great •violence : her labour is in vain without... | |
| Thomas Vincent - Westminster Assembly - 1806 - 308 pages
...especially when infants, or sick and helpless, Rom. i. 31. Without natural affection, Jobxxxi. 16. '. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not tier's. 2. Too fond love, giving them their will, and subjecting themselves thereunto ; together with... | |
| 1807 - 570 pages
...fcathftrs unto the ostrich ? 14 Which Icavcth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth <hem in dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. -16 She 1 6 ?he is hardened against her young ones, as though they Were not her's : her labour is in... | |
| Thomas Shaw - Africa, North - 1808 - 506 pages
...dust. 15. ' And forgetteth that the foot may crush ' them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16. ' She is hardened against her young ones, as * though they were not hers ; her labour is in vain ' without fear. 17- ' Because God hath deprived her of wis' dom, neither... | |
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