1. Job 39:14 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Commentary on Job 39:14 (Summary)

Job 39:14 (ESV)

14 For she leaves her eggs to the earth and lets them be warmed on the ground,

The ostrich female often lays her eggs out in the open, so that the sun can keep the eggs warm. This carelessness distinguishes the ostrich from the other birds (Job 39:13).