Job 39:27
Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
In Context
26Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:13And these ye shall have in detestation among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are a detestable thing: the great vulture, and the bearded vulture, and the ospray;
Proverbs 23:5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it? it is gone; for riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
Isaiah 40:31But they that wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
Hosea 8:1Set the horn to thy mouth. As a vulture he cometh against the house of the LORD; because they have transgressed My covenant, and trespassed against My law.
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 →