Eagles in the Bible Remind Us God Sees and Cares for Us
Meg Bucher
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Job 39:28
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She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.
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Job 39:28 Meaning and Commentary
Job 39:28
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.
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
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.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Job 39:28 In-Context
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Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?
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Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?
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She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.
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From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
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Her young ones shall suck up blood: and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.
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