Job 39:27

Do eagles fly high up into the cliffs to make their nests because you commanded them to do that?

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

In Context

26“ And think about big birds. Are you the one who enabled hawks to spread their wings and fly to the south for the winter?

28They live in holes in those cliffs. They are safe in those high pointed rocks because no animals can reach them there.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:13There are some birds that you must detest and not eat. They include eagles, bearded vultures, black vultures,

Proverbs 23:5because as soon as you look [MTY] at all the money that you have acquired, it will be gone; it will disappear as if it suddenly grew wings [SIM] and flew up into the sky like an eagle.

Isaiah 40:31But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; it will be as though they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run for a long time and not become weary; they will walk long distances and not faint.

Hosea 8:1Yahweh said to me, “Blow [MTY] your trumpet to warn the people! My people have rejected the agreement that I made with them, and they have rebelled against obeying my laws. Therefore, their enemies are swooping down on my people’s country like [SIM] an eagle.

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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