Job 39:28

28 He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.

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 Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?

27 Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?

28 He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.

29 From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar.

30 His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”