Job 39:26

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 made it their hieroglyphic for the wind.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 t...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

her. Hebrew. his.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 swi...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 wh...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The migratory hawk is intended, which leaves Palestine for the S. in winter.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 ha...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom ,.... With so much swiftness, steadiness, and constancy, until she has seized her prey. The Vulgate Latin version an...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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. Ind...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Description of the Hawk and Eagle. B. C. 1520....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Doth the hawk fly in so singular a manner, so strongly and steadily, so constantly and unweariedly, so swiftly and speedily, so regularly and cunni...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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 tea...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 cans...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 14:15 ; Jeremiah 8:7 ; Leviticus 16:11 ; Song of Solomon 2:12
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Fly — So strongly, constantly, unweariedly, and swiftly. South — At the approach of winter, when wild hawks fly into warmer countries, as being imp...

²⁶ Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

Related Commentaries of Job 39:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 39:26