‏ Job 39:26-30

the hawk Netz, Arabic naz, Latin nisus, the hawk, so called from natzah, to shoot away, fly, because of the rapidity of its flight. It probably comprehends various species of the falcon family, as the ger-falcon, goshawk, and sparrowhawk. Lev 16:11; Deut 14:15

stretch Is it through thy teaching that the falcon, or any other bird of passage, knows the precise time for taking flight, and the direction in which she is to go to arrive at a warmer climate? Song 2:12; Jer 8:7

the eagle Exod 19:4; Lev 11:13; Ps 103:5; Prov 23:5; Isa 40:31; Hos 8:1

at thy command Heb. by thy mouth

make Jer 49:16; Obad 1:4

upon 1Sam 14:4

she Job 9:26

her The eagle is proverbial for her strong and clear sight.

where Ezek 39:17-19; Matt 24:28; Luke 17:37

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