Job 39:18

"because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding."

Key Reflection

In Job 39:16, God speaks through Elihu, suggesting that a woman's distress and lack of wisdom are due to divine withholding, rather than any failure in human responsibility. This highlights the sovereignty of God over human circumstances and the limits of human understanding in times of trial.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

What time she lifteth up herself on high -In the previous verses reference had been made to the fact that in some important respects the ostrich was inferior to other animals, or had special laws in regard to its habits and preservation. Here the attention is called to the fact that, notwithstanding its inferiority in some respects, it had properties such as to command the highest admiration. Its lofty carriage, the rapidity of its flight, and the proud scorn with which it would elude the pursuit of the fleetest coursers, were all things that showed that God had so endowed it as to furnish proof of his wisdom.

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