KJV ORIGINAL
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And she forgets that someone's foot might step on them, or that a wild animal might destroy them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is describing how the ostrich carelessly abandons her eggs, not thinking about the dangers that could harm them.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of God's speech to Job from the whirlwind, where He describes various animals to demonstrate His wisdom in creation. Ancient people observed that ostriches seemed to abandon their eggs carelessly, not understanding that ostriches actually take turns incubating and use camouflage as protection. God is using these observations about animal behavior to show Job the limits of human understanding compared to divine wisdom.
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