“ Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? ”
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom - The appeal here is to the hawk, because it is among the most rapid of the birds in its flight. The particuIar thing specified is its flying, and it is supposed t...
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, [and] stretch her wings toward the (p) south? (p) That is, when cold comes, to fly into the warm countries.
her. Hebrew. his.
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom - The hawk is called נץ nets, from its swiftness in darting down upon its prey; hence its La...
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom? &c.— Thuanus, De Re Accip. mentions a hawk which flew from London to Paris in a night; and it was on account of its remarkable swiftness that the Egyptians ma...
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? The instinct by which some birds migrate to warmer climates before winter. Rapid flying peculiarly characterizes The in...
The First Speech of the Almighty (concluded) Chs. Job 38:39-41 and Job 38:39 depict the wonders of animate creation, and the instincts with which animals are gifted by the providence of God. I...
Doth the hawk fly? — The more symmetrical order of these descriptions would be for the ostrich to have come after the war-horse and before the hawk; in that case there would have been a gradual t...
XXVIII. THE RECONCILIATION Job 38:1 - Job 42:6 THE main argument of the address ascribed to the Almighty is contained in Chapter s 38 and 39 and in the opening verses of chapter 42. Job make...
“Knowest Thou?” “Canst Thou?” Job 39:1-30 The series of questions is continued, and God asks more especially with respect to animated and organic nature. The wild goats, Job 39:1-4 ; the wild...
And still the unveiling goes forward: the mystery of the begetting and birth of lower animals, with the sorrows of travail, and the finding of strength; the freedom and wildness and splendid untameab...
(26) В¶ Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? This is not the only part of scripture where the LORD makes use of the instinct of nature, in the birds or beasts of...
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom ,.... With so much swiftness, steadiness, and constancy, until she has seized her prey. The Vulgate Latin version and some others read, "does she become feathered", o...
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, [and] stretch her wings toward the south? Ver. 26. Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom? ] Or, Doth the hawk (plumescere) get her feathers by thy wisdom? The word com...
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom? So strongly, constantly, unweariedly, and swiftly. Thuanus mentions a hawk which flew from London to Paris in a night; and it was on account of the remarkable swift...
THE WILD GOATS AND THE DEER (vv.1-4) The Lord now turns Job's attention to animals not in the least aggressive, the wild goats and the deer. Indeed, rather than aggressive, they are elusive. Did...
Description of the Hawk and Eagle. B. C. 1520. 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, an...
Doth the hawk fly in so singular a manner, so strongly and steadily, so constantly and unweariedly, so swiftly and speedily, so regularly and cunningly, to catch her prey, by thy wisdom ; didst th...
Notes Job 39:13 . “ Gatest thou the goodly wings unto the peacock, or wings and feathers into the ostrich? ” (MARGIN: “The feathers of the stork and ostrich.”) The whole verse very variously rend...
Job 39:1 . The wild goat, on the Arabian rocks, leaps with incredible celerity from rock to rock, and leaves the dogs and wolves behind. She hides her young in those retreats. They follow the laws...
Hast thou given the horse strength? The higher teaching of Nature The intent of all these beautiful references to the works of Nature is to teach us, from the wisdom, skill, and curious designs...
EXPOSITION Job 39:1-18 This chapter completes the survey of animate nature begun at Job 38:39 . The habits and instincts of the wild goat, the wild ass, and wild cattle are first noticed (...
v. 1. Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth, their homes being on the rocks near the summits of the mountains? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve, noting the t...
Deuteronomy 14:15 ; Jeremiah 8:7 ; Leviticus 16:11 ; Song of Solomon 2:12
Fly — So strongly, constantly, unweariedly, and swiftly. South — At the approach of winter, when wild hawks fly into warmer countries, as being impatient of cold. The birds of the air are proofs of...