Job 39:14

Job 39:14

Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust.

a. ASV: For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,

b. YLT: For she leaveth on the earth her eggs, And on the dust she doth warm them,

c. Classic Amplified: The ostrich leaves her eggs on the ground and warms them in the dust,

d. Septuagint: For [the ostrich] will leave her eggs in the ground, and warm them on the dust, 

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: She abandons her eggs on the ground and they are warmed in the dust.

1. “Which leaveth her eggs in the earth…”

a. Which [Strong: 3588 kiy kee a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.]

b. leaveth [Strong: 5800 `azab aw-zab' a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.:--commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, X surely.]

c. [her] eggs [Strong: 1000 beytsah bay-tsaw' from the same as 948; an egg (from its whiteness):--egg.]

d. [in the] earth [Strong: 776 'erets eh'-rets from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.

2. “...and warmeth them in dust.”

a. [and] warmeth [them] [Strong:  2552 chamam khaw-mam' a primitive root; to be hot (literally or figuratively):--enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).

b. in [Strong: 5921 `al al properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X] both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.]

c. [the] dust [Strong: 6083 `aphar aw-fawr' from 6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud:--ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.]

1). The mothering skills of the ostrich are nothing compared to other species that God has created. Elephants are great mothers, Polar Bears are great mothers. It all depends on the wisdom that God has given to each species. It is the same with the hunting skills of a predator and the survival skills of the prey.