Iyov 39:28

28 She dwelleth and abideth on the cliff, upon the crag of the rock, its metzudah (stronghold).

Iyov 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.

Iyov 39:28 In-Context

26 Doth the hawk fly by thy binah, and stretch her wings toward the south?

27 Doth the nesher (eagle) mount up at thy command, and make her ken (nest) on high?

28 She dwelleth and abideth on the cliff, upon the crag of the rock, its metzudah (stronghold).

29 From there she seeketh the okhel (food, prey), and her eyes behold it from afar off.

30 Her young ones feast on dahm; and where the chalalim (slain ones) are, there it is.