Job 39:28
She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?
29From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
Cross References
1 Samuel 14:4Now there were between the ascents, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the garrison of the Philistines, rocks standing up on both sides, and steep cliffs like teeth on the one side, and on the other, the name of the one was Boses, and the name of the other was Sene:
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 →