11 Bible Verses about Ostriches
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"The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?
the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the falcon after its species,
"The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork? For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil. She forgets that a foot might crush them, or that a wild animal might trample them.read more.
She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor. For God deprived her of wisdom, and did not impart understanding to her. But as soon as she springs up, she laughs at the horse and its rider.
(Gimel) Even the jackals nurse their young at their breast, but my people are cruel, like ostriches in the desert.
For this reason I will mourn and wail; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments. I will howl like a wild dog, and screech like an owl.
The wild animals of the desert honor me, the jackals and ostriches, because I put water in the desert and streams in the wilderness, to quench the thirst of my chosen people,
Wild animals will rest there, the ruined houses will be full of hyenas. Ostriches will live there, wild goats will skip among the ruins.
Her fortresses will be overgrown with thorns; thickets and weeds will grow in her fortified cities. Jackals will settle there; ostriches will live there.
Therefore desert creatures and jackals will live there. Ostriches will dwell in it too. But no people will ever live there again. No one will dwell there for all time to come.
From Thematic Bible
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ostriches
"The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?
(Gimel) Even the jackals nurse their young at their breast, but my people are cruel, like ostriches in the desert.
Ostriches » Illustrative » Of the unnatural cruelty of the jews in their calamities
(Gimel) Even the jackals nurse their young at their breast, but my people are cruel, like ostriches in the desert.
Ostriches » Unclean and unfit for food
"'These you are to detest from among the birds -- they must not be eaten, because they are detestable: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
Ostriches » Illustrative » (companionship with,) of extreme desolation
Ostriches » Described as » Cruel to her young
She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.
Ostriches » Described as » Void of wisdom
Ostriches » Described as » Imprudent
She forgets that a foot might crush them, or that a wild animal might trample them.
Ostriches » Described as » Rapid in movement
Ostriches » Furnished with wings and feathers
"The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?
Ostriches » Lays her eggs in the sand
For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil.
Ostriches » In av the word "owl" occurs, but in the rv, it is the word "ostrich,"
For this reason I will mourn and wail; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments. I will howl like a wild dog, and screech like an owl.
Therefore desert creatures and jackals will live there. Ostriches will dwell in it too. But no people will ever live there again. No one will dwell there for all time to come.
the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the falcon after its species,
Ostriches » The cry of
For this reason I will mourn and wail; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments. I will howl like a wild dog, and screech like an owl.
