11 Bible Verses about Ostriches
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The wing of the Ostrich that waveth itself joyfully, Is it the pinion of lovingkindness or the plumage?
and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, - and the hawk after its kind;
and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich and the sea-gull, - and the hawk, after its kind;
The wing of the Ostrich that waveth itself joyfully, Is it the pinion of lovingkindness or the plumage? For she leaveth - to the earth - her eggs, and, on the dust, she letteth them be warmed; And hath forgotten, that, a foot, may crush them, - or, the wild beast, tread on them!read more.
Dealing hardly with her young, as none-of hers, In vain, her labour, without dread. For GOD hath suffered her to forget wisdom, and given her no share in understanding. What time, on high, she vibrateth her wings, she laugheth at the horse and his rider.
Even wild dogs, draw out the breast, give suck to their whelps - The daughter of my people, hath become cruel, like the ostriches in the desert.
For this cause, will I lament and howl, I will go stript and bare, - I will make a lamentation, like the wild dogs, and a mourning, like ostriches.
A brother, became I to the brutes that howl, and a companion to the birds that screech:
The wild beast of the field shall honour me, Jackals, and ostriches, Because I have given - In the desert, waters, Rivers in, desolate land, To give drink unto my people, my chosen:
Then shall lie down there, wild beasts, And filled shall be their houses with owls, - Then shall inhabit there, the ostrich, And shaggy creatures, shall dance there.
Then shall come up, in her palaces thorns Nettles and thistles in her fortresses, - And she shall become A home for wild dogs, An enclosure for ostriches;
Therefore shall the criers dwell with, the howlers, Yea ostriches, shall dwell therein, - So shall it be dwelt in no more for ever, Neither shall it be inhabited unto generation after generation.
From Thematic Bible
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ostriches
The wing of the Ostrich that waveth itself joyfully, Is it the pinion of lovingkindness or the plumage?
Even wild dogs, draw out the breast, give suck to their whelps - The daughter of my people, hath become cruel, like the ostriches in the desert.
Ostriches » Illustrative » Of the unnatural cruelty of the jews in their calamities
Even wild dogs, draw out the breast, give suck to their whelps - The daughter of my people, hath become cruel, like the ostriches in the desert.
Ostriches » Unclean and unfit for food
And, these, shall ye abhor of birds, they shall not be eaten, an abomination, they are, - the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey;
Ostriches » Illustrative » (companionship with,) of extreme desolation
A brother, became I to the brutes that howl, and a companion to the birds that screech:
Ostriches » Described as » Cruel to her young
Dealing hardly with her young, as none-of hers, In vain, her labour, without dread.
Ostriches » Described as » Void of wisdom
For GOD hath suffered her to forget wisdom, and given her no share in understanding.
Ostriches » Described as » Imprudent
And hath forgotten, that, a foot, may crush them, - or, the wild beast, tread on them!
Ostriches » Described as » Rapid in movement
Ostriches » Furnished with wings and feathers
The wing of the Ostrich that waveth itself joyfully, Is it the pinion of lovingkindness or the plumage?
Ostriches » Lays her eggs in the sand
For she leaveth - to the earth - her eggs, and, on the dust, she letteth them be warmed;
Ostriches » In av the word "owl" occurs, but in the rv, it is the word "ostrich,"
For this cause, will I lament and howl, I will go stript and bare, - I will make a lamentation, like the wild dogs, and a mourning, like ostriches.
Therefore shall the criers dwell with, the howlers, Yea ostriches, shall dwell therein, - So shall it be dwelt in no more for ever, Neither shall it be inhabited unto generation after generation.
and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, - and the hawk after its kind;
and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich and the sea-gull, - and the hawk, after its kind;
A brother, became I to the brutes that howl, and a companion to the birds that screech:
Ostriches » The cry of
For this cause, will I lament and howl, I will go stript and bare, - I will make a lamentation, like the wild dogs, and a mourning, like ostriches.
