Parallel Verses
King James Version
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
New American Standard Bible
Though her labor be in vain, she is
Holman Bible
with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.
International Standard Version
She mistreats her young as though they're not hers, and she has no fear that her labor may be in vain,
A Conservative Version
She deals hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor be in vain, [she is] without fear,
American Standard Version
She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain,'she is without fear;
Amplified
“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;
Though her labor is in vain because she is unconcerned [for the safety of her brood],
Bible in Basic English
She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear.
Darby Translation
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern.
Julia Smith Translation
She made hard to her sons as not to her: her labor in vain without fear;
King James 2000
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without concern;
Lexham Expanded Bible
It deals cruelly with its young ones, as [if] [they were] not its [own], as [if] without fear [that] its labor [were] in vain,
Modern King James verseion
She treats her young roughly, as if not hers; for her labor is vanity without fear;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So hard is she to her young ones, as though they were not hers, and laboureth in vain without any fear.
NET Bible
She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.
New Heart English Bible
She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,
The Emphasized Bible
Dealing hardly with her young, as none-of hers, In vain, her labour, without dread.
Webster
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without fear;
World English Bible
She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,
Youngs Literal Translation
Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain is her labour without fear.
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 39:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Ostrich
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 wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
Phrases
Cross References
Lamentations 4:3
Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Deuteronomy 28:56-57
The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
1 Kings 3:26-27
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
2 Kings 6:28-29
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Lamentations 2:20
Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
Habakkuk 2:13
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
Romans 1:31
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: