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

26“Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar and spread its wings toward the south? 27Is it at your command that the eagle rises to the heights to make its nest? It lives on the cliffs, making its home on a distant, rocky crag. 29From there it hunts its prey, keeping watch with piercing eyes. 30Its young gulp down blood. Where there’s a carcass, there you’ll find it.”

Job 39:28 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• She dwellethשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• and abidethלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• on the rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• upon the cragשֵׁןshên · tooth: cragH8127
• and the strong placeמְצוּדָהmâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh · fortressH4686

Cross-references for Job 39:28

• 1 Samuel 14:4To reach the Philistine outpost, Jonathan had to go down between two rocky cliffs that were called Bozez and 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
• Eagle
• God

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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