Job 28:7
No bird of prey knows that path, nor has the hawk's eye seen it.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
KJV1611 – Modern English
There is a path that no bird knows, and the vulture's eye has not seen:
King James Version 1611 (Original)
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
That path{H5410} no bird{H5861} of prey knoweth,{H3045} Neither hath the falcon's{H344} eye{H5869} seen{H7805} it:
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
There is a path{H5410} which no fowl{H5861} knoweth{H3045}{(H8804)}, and which the vulture's{H344} eye{H5869} hath not seen{H7805}{(H8804)}:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
There is a waye also that the byrdes knowe not, that no vulturs eye hath sene:
Geneva Bible (1560)
There is a path which no foule hath knowen, neyther hath the kites eye seene it.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
There is a way that the birdes knowe not, that no vultures eye hath seene:
Authorized King James Version (1611)
[There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
Webster's Bible (1833)
That path no bird of prey knows, Neither has the falcon's eye seen it.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
A path -- not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,
American Standard Version (1901)
That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:
American Standard Version (1901)
That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:
Bible in Basic English (1941)
No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
World English Bible (2000)
That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon's eye seen it.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
a hidden path no bird of prey knows– no falcon’s eye has spotted it.
Referenced Verses
- Job 11:6 : 6 and that He would declare to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom is double what you imagine. Know then that God exacts less of you than your guilt deserves.
- Job 28:21-23 : 21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the sky. 22 Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor about it with our ears.' 23 God understands its way, and He knows its place.
- Job 38:19 : 19 Where is the way that light dwells, and where is the place of darkness,
- Job 38:24 : 24 What is the way to the place where the light is divided, or the east wind scattered over the earth?
- Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments and His ways beyond tracing out!
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