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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 39:30

Her young ones also suck up blood - The word used here (יעלעוּ ye‛âl‛û) occurs nowhere else in the Scriptures. It is supposed to mean, to sup up greedily; referring to the fact that the young ones of the eagle devour blood voraciously. They are too feeble to devour the flesh, and hence, they are fed on the blood of the victim. The strength of the eagle consists in the beak, talons, and wings; and such is their power, that they are able to convey animals of considerable size, alive, to their... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 39:27-28

Job 39:27-28. Doth the eagle mount up at thy command? Fly directly upward till she be out of thy sight, which no other bird can do; and make her nest on high In the highest and inaccessible rocks: compare Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 1:4. She dwelleth upon the crag of the rock Which she doth partly for the security of herself and her young; and partly that she may thence have the better prospect to discern her prey, as it follows. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 39:29-30

Job 39:29-30. Her eyes behold afar off Dr. Young observes, that “the eagle is said to be of so acute a sight that, when she is so high in the air that man cannot see her, she can discern the smallest fish in the water.” The author of this book accurately understood the nature of the creatures he describes, and seems to have been as great a naturalist as a poet. Her young ones also suck up blood Either the blood of the prey which the eagle hath brought to her nest for them, or of that... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 39:1-30

Control of the animal world (38:39-39:30)The pressure on Job increases as God continues with his unanswerable questions. From the natural world in general, God moves to the animal world. He draws Job’s attention to animals that sometimes appear to have no purpose so far as human life is concerned, but are still part of God’s ordering of the world.God asks Job if he is able to order nature by providing wild animals with food (39-41), while protecting timid animals when they give birth and care... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 39:30

where the slain are, &c: i.e. on a field of battle. Compare Matthew 24:28 . Luke 17:37 . she. Authorized Version, 1611, reads "he". read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 39:29

Job 39:29. Her eyes behold afar off— Dr. Young paraphrases this well: Thence [from the rock] wide o'er nature takes her dread survey, And, with a glance predestinates her prey. And he observes, that the eagle is said to be of so acute a sight, that when she is so high in the air that man cannot see her, she can discern the smallest fish under water. The author of this book accurately understood the nature of the creatures which he describes, and seems to have been as great a naturalist as a... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 39:28

28. abideth—securely ( :-); it occupies the same abode mostly for life. crag—literally, "tooth" (1 Samuel 14:5, Margin). strong place—citadel, fastness. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 39:29

29. seeketh—is on the lookout for. behold—The eagle descries its prey at an astonishing distance, by sight, rather than smell. read more

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