King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ [Gavest thou] the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
Complete Jewish Bible:
"An ostrich's wings beat wildly, although its pinions lack plumage.
Berean Standard Bible:
The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.
American Standard Version:
The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Gavest thou the goodly{H7443} wings{H3671} unto the peacocks{H5965}? or wings{H84} and feathers{H2624} unto the ostrich{H5133}?
Cross-References (KJV):
Zechariah 5:9
- Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind [was] in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
Jeremiah 8:7
- Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
1 Kings 10:22
- For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Leviticus 11:19
- And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
Job 30:29
- I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.
2 Chronicles 9:21
- For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Psalms 104:17
- Where the birds make their nests: [as for] the stork, the fir trees [are] her house.
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Commentary for Job 39:13
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H7443
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רֶנֶן
Transliteration: renen
Pronunciation: reh'-nen
Description: from רָנַן; an ostrich (from its wail); [idiom] goodly. - Strong's Number: H3671
There are 85 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כָּנָף
Transliteration: kânâph
Pronunciation: kaw-nawf'
Description: from כָּנַף; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle; [phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed). - Strong's Number: H5965
There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָלַס
Transliteration: ʻâlaç
Pronunciation: aw-las'
Description: a primitive root; to leap for joy, i.e. exult, wave joyously; [idiom] peacock, rejoice, solace self. - Strong's Number: H84
There are 1511 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶבְרָה
Transliteration: ʼebrâh
Pronunciation: eb-raw'
Description: feminine of אֵבֶר; {a pinion}; feather, wing. - Strong's Number: H2624
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֲסִידָה
Transliteration: chăçîydâh
Pronunciation: khas-ee-daw'
Description: feminine of חָסִיד; the kind (maternal) bird, i.e. a stork; [idiom] feather, stork. - Strong's Number: H5133
There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נוֹצָה
Transliteration: nôwtsâh
Pronunciation: no-tsaw'
Description: or נֹצָה; feminine active participle of נָצָה in the sense of flying; a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage; feather(-s), ostrich.