Job 39:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;”

Job 39:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 39:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 39:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,”

Job 39:16 — World English Bible

Job 39:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear;”

Job 39:16 — American Standard Version

Job 39:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain <FI>is<Fi> her labour without fear.”

Job 39:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 39:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern.”

Job 39:16 — Darby Translation

Job 39:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Hast thou giuen the pleasant wings vnto the peacockes? or winges and feathers vnto the ostriche?”

Job 39:16 — Geneva Bible

Job 39:16 in Context — Job 39

14 ¿Confiarás tú en él, por ser grande su fortaleza, y le fiarás tu labor?

15 ¿Fiarás de él que te tornará tu simiente, y que [la] allegará en tu era?

16 ¿[Diste tú] hermosas alas al pavo real, ó alas y plumas al avestruz?

17 El cual desampara en la tierra sus huevos, y sobre el polvo los calienta,

18 Y olvídase de que los pisará el pie, y que los quebrará bestia del campo.

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What Does Job 39:16 Mean?

Job 39:16 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 39. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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