Hearing God's Voice in DreamsA–Z symbols

Ostrich in a dream

Biblical meaning from Hearing God's Voice in Dreams by Apostle Nicholas V. Mbanjwa

What it means

Speed, hastening, fast — the ostrich runs faster than the fastest horse.

✦ When it is positive

  • Speed
  • Hastening toward a goal

⚠ When it is a warning

  • Foolishness
  • Carelessness
  • Being unconcerned about your work and efforts
  • Abandoning responsibilities

How to tell the difference

Job 39:13-17 is the basis for the negative meaning — the ostrich abandons her eggs, unconcerned that her work might come to nothing.

Scripture

13“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love? 14For she leaves her eggs on the earth, warms them in the dust, 15and forgets that the foot may crush them, or that the wild animal may trample them. 16She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,

Job 39:13-18 (WEB)

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