Job 39:26

Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom, spreading her wings towards the south?

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In The King James Version

Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

In Context

25When he hears the bugle, he says, “Ha!” He smells the battle from a distance, the exhortation of the officers, and the battle cry of the soldiers.

27Will the eagle lift herself up at your command and make her nest in steep places?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 14:15and the ostrich, and the owl, and the gull, and the hawk, according to their kind,

Jeremiah 8:7The hawk in the heavens has known her time. The turtledove, and the swallow, and the stork have kept the time of their arrival. But my people have not known the judgment of the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Job 39:20-26

Description of the War-Horse. ( b. c. 1520.) 19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. 21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. 24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage:… Read the whole commentary →

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