Job 39:29

From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

In Context

28She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.

30Her young ones shall suck up blood : and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.

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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 →

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