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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command,.... No; but by an instinct which God has placed in it, and a capacity he has…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command? - Margin, as in Hebrew, “by thy mouth.” The meaning is, that Job had not power…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Doth the eagle mount up - The eagle is said to be of so acute a sight, that when she is so high in the air that men…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 39:26-30
The birds of the air are proofs of the wonderful power and providences of God, as well as the beasts of the earth; God…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 39:27-30
The eagle.
Is it at Job's command that the eagle fixes her habitation fearlessly on the dizzy crag? Did he bestow on…
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