11 Bible Verses about Ostriches
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“The [flightless] wings of the ostrich wave joyously;
With the pinion (shackles, fetters) and plumage of love,
“The [flightless] wings of the ostrich wave joyously;
With the pinion (shackles, fetters) and plumage of love,
For she leaves her eggs on the ground
And warms them in the dust,
Forgetting that a foot may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may trample them.
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“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;
Though her labor is in vain because she is unconcerned [for the safety of her brood],
For God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.
“Yet when she lifts herself on high,
[So swift is she that] she laughs at the horse and his rider.
Even the jackals offer the breast,
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become cruel
Like ostriches in the wilderness [that desert their young].
Because of this I [Micah] must lament (mourn over with expressions of grief) and wail,
I must go barefoot and naked [without outer garments as if robbed];
I must wail like the jackals
And lament [with a loud, mournful cry] like the ostriches.
“I am a brother to [howling] jackals,
And a companion to ostriches [which scream dismally].
“The beasts of the field will honor Me,
Jackals and ostriches,
Because I have given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My people, My chosen.
But desert creatures will lie down there,
And their houses will be full of owls;
Ostriches also will live there, and wild goats will dance there.
Thorns will come up in its fortified palaces,
Nettles and brambles in its fortified cities;
It will be a haunt for jackals,
An abode for ostriches.
“Therefore wild beasts of the desert will live there [in Babylon] with the jackals;
The ostriches also will live there,
And it will never again be inhabited [with people]
Or lived in from generation to generation.
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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ostriches
“The [flightless] wings of the ostrich wave joyously;
With the pinion (shackles, fetters) and plumage of love,
Even the jackals offer the breast,
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become cruel
Like ostriches in the wilderness [that desert their young].
Ostriches » Illustrative » Of the unnatural cruelty of the jews in their calamities
Even the jackals offer the breast,
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become cruel
Like ostriches in the wilderness [that desert their young].
Ostriches » Unclean and unfit for food
‘These you shall detest among the birds; they are not to be eaten, for they are
Ostriches » Illustrative » (companionship with,) of extreme desolation
“I am a brother to [howling] jackals,
And a companion to ostriches [which scream dismally].
Ostriches » Described as » Cruel to her young
“She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers;
Though her labor is in vain because she is unconcerned [for the safety of her brood],
Ostriches » Described as » Void of wisdom
For God has made her forget wisdom,
And has not given her a share of understanding.
Ostriches » Described as » Imprudent
Forgetting that a foot may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may trample them.
Ostriches » Described as » Rapid in movement
“Yet when she lifts herself
[So swift is she that] she laughs at the horse and his rider.
Ostriches » Furnished with wings and feathers
“The [flightless] wings of the ostrich wave joyously;
With the pinion (shackles, fetters) and plumage of love,
Ostriches » Lays her eggs in the sand
Ostriches » In av the word "owl" occurs, but in the rv, it is the word "ostrich,"
Because of this I [Micah] must lament (mourn over with expressions of grief) and wail,
I must go barefoot and naked [without outer garments as if robbed];
I must wail like the jackals
And lament [with a loud, mournful cry] like the ostriches.
“Therefore
The ostriches also will live there,
And it will never again be inhabited [with people]
Or lived in from generation to generation.
“I am a brother to [howling] jackals,
And a companion to ostriches [which scream dismally].
Ostriches » The cry of
Because of this I [Micah] must lament (mourn over with expressions of grief) and wail,
I must go barefoot and naked [without outer garments as if robbed];
I must wail like the jackals
And lament [with a loud, mournful cry] like the ostriches.