KJV ORIGINAL
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Rock badgers are small and weak creatures, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is showing us that even small, weak creatures can find security by choosing the right place to build their lives.
📚 Historical Context
This comes from Agur's observations about nature in Proverbs 30, where he points out four small but wise creatures. Rock badgers (also called hyrax) are small mammals about the size of rabbits that live in the Middle East and Africa. They compensate for their physical weakness by building their homes in rocky cliffs where predators cannot easily reach them.
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