Job 39:26
Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
In Context
27Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:15And the ostrich, and the owl, and the larus, and the hawk according to its kind:
Jeremiah 8:7The kite in the air hath known her time: the turtle, and the swallow, and the stork have observed the time of their coming: 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 →