Job 39:29

Shall the hauke flie by thy wisedome, stretching out his wings toward the South?

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

28He sayth among the trumpets, Ha, ha: hee smellleth the battell afarre off, and the noyse of the captaines, and the shouting.

30Doeth the eagle mount vp at thy commandement, or make his nest on hie?

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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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