Verse Lens · Context pointer
Job 39:17 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 17. 17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
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Role in This Section
The LORD supplies a reason through “Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding” in support of The Ostrich Embodies Strange, Effective Creaturely Life.
Read It With
- Job 39:13–39:18
Begin with Job 39:13–39:18's complete movement: The speech describes disputed bird imagery, exposed eggs, apparent lack of wisdom, and startling speed that mocks the horse. At verse 39:17, the LORD supplies a reason through “Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding” in support of The Ostrich Embodies Strange, Effective Creaturely Life.
Why It Needs Context
The LORD supplies a reason through “Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding” in support of The Ostrich Embodies Strange, Effective Creaturely Life. Because the next lines develop or qualify it, Job 39:13–39:18 supplies the minimum responsible context.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Job 39:13–39:18 — The Ostrich Embodies Strange, Effective Creaturely LifeSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Job 39:13–39:18, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Job
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Open Scriptures, release 2.2
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Job.xml, OSIS 39:13–39:18
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