Job 39:28

Job 39:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
• New International Version (NIV)It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is its stronghold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the rock he dwells and makes his home, on the rocky crag and stronghold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the rock it dwells and resides, On the crag of the rock and the stronghold.

Context of Job 39:28

26Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south? 27Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high? He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag. 29From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar. 30His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”

Job 39:28 word by word

סֶ֣לַע יִ֭שְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָ֑ן עַֽל־שֶׁן־סֶ֝֗לַע וּמְצוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• He dwellsשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• on a cliffסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• and lodges thereלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• his strongholdמְצוּדָהmâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh · fortressH4686
• is onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• cragשֵׁןshên · tooth: cragH8127

Cross-references for Job 39:28

• 1 Samuel 14:4Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.

Commentaries on Job 39:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Upon the crag of the rock - סלע שן shen sela, the tooth of the rock, i.e., some projecting part, whither adventurous man himself dares not follow her. And the strong place - ומצודה umetsudah . Mr. Good translates this word ravine, and joins it to Job 39:29, thus: "And thence espieth the ravine: her eyes trace the prey afar off."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock - “He rarely quits the mountains to descend into the plains. Each pair live in an insulated state, establishing their quarters on some high and precipitous cliff, at a respectful distance from others of the same species.” “Edin. Ency.” They seem to occupy the same cliff, or place of abode, during their lives; and hence, it is that they are represented as having a permanent abode on the lofty rock. In Damir it is said…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36God challenges Job. Job admits he cannot judge the moral world. God shows Job's ignorance of the natural world's elements related to the realm of heaven, weather, animals, and birds (38:4–21; 22–38; 39–39:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. abideth--securely (Psa 91:1); it occupies the same abode mostly for life. crag--literally, "tooth" (1Sa 14:5, Margin). strong place--citadel, fastness.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 39:28

• Birds
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Commentaries on Job 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings