Job 39:28
She dwells among the rocks, and she lingers among broken boulders and inaccessible cliffs.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
In Context
27Will the eagle lift herself up at your command and make her nest in steep places?
29From there, she looks for food, and her eyes catch sight of it from far away.
Cross References
1 Samuel 14:4Now there were, between the ascents along which Jonathan strove to cross to the garrison of the Philistines, rocks projecting from both sides, and, in the manner of teeth, boulders breaking out from one side and the other. The name of one was Shining, and the name of the other was Thorny.
Matthew Henry on Job 39:27-30
Description of the Hawk and Eagle. ( b. c. 1520.) 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she. The birds of the air are proofs of the wonderful power and providences of God, as well as… Read the whole commentary →