Job 39:26

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south?

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 16:11 : 11 The Sin Offering Sacrificial Procedures“Aaron is to present the sin offering bull which is for himself, and he is to make atonement on behalf of himself and his household. He is to slaughter the sin offering bull which is for himself,
  • Deut 14:15 : 15 the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the falcon after its species,
  • Song 2:12 : 12 Blossoms have appeared in the land, the time for pruning and singing has come; the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
  • Jer 8:7 : 7 Even the stork knows when it is time to move on. The turtledove, swallow, and crane recognize the normal times for their migration. But my people pay no attention to what I, the LORD, require of them.

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