11 Bible Verses about Ostriches
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and the ostrich and the owl and the sea gull and the hawk in its kind,
and the ostrich, the owl, the sea gull, and the hawk in their kinds,
“The ostriches’ wings flap joyously
With the pinion and plumage of love,
For she abandons her eggs to the earth
And warms them in the dust,
And she forgets that a foot may crush them,
Or that a wild beast may trample them.
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“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;
Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;
Because God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.
“When she lifts herself on high,
She laughs at the horse and his rider.
Even jackals offer the breast,
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become cruel
Like ostriches in the wilderness.
Because of this I must lament and wail,
I must go barefoot and naked;
I must make a lament like the jackals
And a mourning like the ostriches.
“The beasts of the field will glorify Me,
The jackals and the ostriches,
Because I have given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My chosen people.
But desert creatures will lie down there,
And their houses will be full of owls;
Ostriches also will live there, and shaggy goats will frolic there.
Thorns will come up in its fortified towers,
Nettles and thistles in its fortified cities;
It will also be a haunt of jackals
And an abode of ostriches.
“Therefore the desert creatures will live there along with the jackals;
The ostriches also will live in it,
And it will never again be inhabited
Or dwelt in from generation to generation.
From Thematic Bible
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ostriches
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become
Like
Ostriches » Illustrative » Of the unnatural cruelty of the jews in their calamities
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become
Like
Ostriches » Unclean and unfit for food
‘These, moreover,
Ostriches » Illustrative » (companionship with,) of extreme desolation
Ostriches » Described as » Cruel to her young
Though her labor be in vain, she is
Ostriches » Described as » Void of wisdom
And has not given her a share of understanding.
Ostriches » Described as » Imprudent
Or that a wild beast may trample
Ostriches » Described as » Rapid in movement
Ostriches » Furnished with wings and feathers
Ostriches » Lays her eggs in the sand
Ostriches » In av the word "owl" occurs, but in the rv, it is the word "ostrich,"
I must go
I must make a lament like the
And a mourning like the ostriches.
The ostriches also will live in it,
And it will
Or dwelt in from generation to generation.
and the ostrich and the owl and the sea gull and the hawk in its kind,
and the ostrich, the owl, the sea gull, and the hawk in their kinds,
Ostriches » The cry of
I must go
I must make a lament like the
And a mourning like the ostriches.
