Job 39:29

Job 39:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
• New International Version (NIV)From there it looks for food; its eyes detect it from afar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From there he spies out the prey; his eyes behold it from far away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)From there it spies out the prey; Its eyes observe from afar.

Context of Job 39:29

27Is it by your command that an eagle soars and builds its nest high? 28It dwells on a cliff and spends the night there, on a rocky crag and stronghold. From there it searches for food; its eyes detect it from afar. 30Its young ones suck up blood, and where the slain are, there it is.”

Job 39:29 word by word

מִשָּׁ֥ם חָֽפַר־אֹ֑כֶל לְ֝מֵרָח֗וֹק עֵינָ֥יו יַבִּֽיטוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• From thence she seekethחָפַרchâphar · to searchH2658
• the preyאֹ֫כֶל'ôkel · foodH400
• her eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• beholdנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• afar offרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350

Cross-references for Job 39:29

• Job 9:26They slip by like reed boats, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

Commentaries on Job 39:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Her eyes behold afar off - The eagle was proverbial for her strong and clear sight. So Horace, lib. i., sat. iii., ver. 25: - Cum tua pervideas oculis mala lippus inunctis, Cur in amicorum vitas tam cernis acutum, Quam aut aquila, aut serpens Epidaurius? "For wherefore while you carelessly pass by Your own worst vices with unheeding eye, Why so sharp-sighted in another's fame, Strong as an eagle's ken, or dragon's beam?" Francis. So Aelian, lib. i., cap…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29From, thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off - “When far aloft, and no longer discernible by the human eye, such is the wonderful acuteness of its sight, that from the same elevation it will mark a hare, or even a smaller animal, and dart down on it with unerring aim.” “Edin. Ency.” “Of all animals, the eagle has the quickest eye; but his sense of smelling is far inferior to that of the vulture. He never pursues, therefore, but in…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. 2929. seeketh--is on the lookout for. behold--The eagle descries its prey at an astonishing distance, by sight, rather than smell.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 39:29

• 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