Job 39:16
Strong's Lexicon
She treats her young
בָּנֶ֣יהָ (bā·ne·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

harshly,
הִקְשִׁ֣יחַ (hiq·šî·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7188: 1) to make hard, treat hardly, treat severely 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to make hard, make stubborn 1a2) to treat hardly, treat roughly

as if not
לְּלֹא־ (lə·lō-)
Preposition-l | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

her own,
לָ֑הּ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

with no
בְּלִי־ (bə·lî-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1097: subst 1) wearing out adv of negation 2) without, no, not

concern
פָֽחַד׃ (p̄ā·ḥaḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6343: 1) terror, dread 1a) dread 1b) object of dread

that her labor
יְגִיעָ֣הּ (yə·ḡî·‘āh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3018: 1) toil, work 2) product, produce, acquired property (as a result of work)

was in vain.
לְרִ֖יק (lə·rîq)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7385: 1) emptiness, vanity, empty, idle, vain

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.

Young's Literal Translation
Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain [is] her labour without fear.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She treats her  young  harshly, as if they were not her own , with no fear that her  labor may have been in  vain.

New American Standard Bible
"She treats her young cruelly, as if [they] were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, [she] is unconcerned;

King James Bible
She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain,

New Living Translation
She is harsh toward her young, as if they were not her own. She doesn't care if they die.

English Standard Version
She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear,

New American Standard Bible
"She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own, with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.

International Standard Version
She mistreats her young as though they're not hers, and she has no fear that her labor may be in vain,

NET Bible
She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.

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

English Revised Version
She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers: though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;

Young's Literal Translation
Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain is her labour without fear.
















Cross References
Job 39:15
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

Job 39:17
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

Lamentations 4:3
Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 39:14
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

Job 39:13
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

Job 39:18
What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

Job 39:19
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
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