Job 39:28
She dwelleth and abideth on the cliff, 1 upon the crag of the rock, its metzudah (stronghold). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
In Context
27Doth the nesher (eagle) mount up at thy command, 1 and make her ken (nest) on high? 1
29From there she seeketh the okhel (food, prey), 1 and her eyes behold it from afar off. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 14:4And between the passes, by which Yonatan sought to go over unto the outpost of the Pelishtim, there was a rocky cliff on the one side, and a rocky cliff on the other side; and the shem of the one was Botzetz, and the shem of the other Seneh.
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 →