Job 39:30
Her young ones shall suck up blood : and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
In Context
29From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
31And the Lord went on, and said to Job :
Cross References
Ezekiel 39:17And thou, O son of man, saith the Lord God, say to every fowl, and to all the birds, and to all the beasts of the field: Assemble yourselves, make haste, come together from every side to my victim, which I slay for you, a great victim upon the mountains of Israel: to eat flesh, and drink blood.
Luke 17:37Who said to them: Wheresoever the body shall be, thither will the eagles also be gathered together.
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 →