Job 39:28

28 They live on cliffs and stay there at night. High up on the rocks they think they are safe.

Job 39:28 Meaning and Commentary

Job 39:28

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the
rock, and the strong place.
] Where she and her young are safe: so Pliny

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 says, eagles make their nests in rocks, even in the precipices of them, as the philosopher quoted in the preceding verse; and here on the tooth, edge, or precipice of the rock, which is inaccessible, and so like a strong fortified place.

F18 Nat. Hist. l. 10. 3.

Job 39:28 In-Context

26 "Job, are you wise enough to teach hawks where to fly? They spread their wings and fly toward the south.

27 Do you command eagles to fly so high? They build their nests as high as they can.

28 They live on cliffs and stay there at night. High up on the rocks they think they are safe.

29 From there they look for their food. They can see it from far away.

30 Their little ones like to eat blood. Eagles gather where they see dead bodies."