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Ostrich, The

 

Ostrich, The

Unclean and unfit for food - Le 11:13

Furnished with wings and feathers - Job 39:13

Lays her eggs in the sand - Job 39:14

DESCRIBED AS

• Void of wisdom
- Job 39:17
• Imprudent
- Job 39:15
• Cruel to her young
- Job 39:16
• Rapid in movement
- Job 39:18

Illustrative

• Of the unnatural cruelty of the Jews in their calamities
- La 4:3
• (Companionship with,) of extreme desolation
- Job 30:29
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