Job 39:26

American Standard Version (1901)

Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 16:11 : 11 And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself:
  • Deut 14:15 : 15 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kind,
  • Song 2:12 : 12 The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing [of birds] is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
  • Jer 8:7 : 7 Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of Jehovah.

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  • Job 39:27-29
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    27 Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?

    28 On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.

    29 From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off.

  • Job 39:12-14
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    12 Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather [the grain] of thy threshing-floor?

    13 The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; [But] are they the pinions and plumage of love?

    14 For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,

  • 11 As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, That fluttereth over her young, He spread abroad his wings, he took them, He bare them on his pinions.

  • 11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

  • 15 There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate.

  • 7 That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:

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    15 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kind,

    16 the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl,

    17 and the pelican, and the vulture, and the cormorant,

  • 25 As oft as the trumpet [soundeth] he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

  • 14 and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

  • 13 and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind,

  • 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

  • 14 and the kite, and the falcon after its kind,

  • 41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?

  • Job 37:16-18
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    16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

    17 How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south [wind] ?

    18 Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?

  • 26 They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

  • 4 Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

  • 39 Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

  • 40 For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.

  • Lev 11:16-18
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    16 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kind,

    17 and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

    18 and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the vulture,

  • 24 By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

  • 6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

  • Job 28:20-21
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    20 Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

    21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.

  • 9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

  • 9 Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.

  • Job 38:33-34
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    33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?

    34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?

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  • Job 39:19-20
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    19 Hast thou given the horse [his] might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?

    20 Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

  • 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

  • 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

  • 16 As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

  • 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is [set] for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?

  • 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:

  • 1 Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice?

  • 7 Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of Jehovah.

  • 19 The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.

  • 3 and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:

  • 29 Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?