Job 39:27

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

Complete Jewish Bible:

Does the eagle fly up when you say so, to build its nest in the heights?

Berean Standard Bible:

Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?

American Standard Version:

Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Doth the eagle{H5404} mount up{H1361} at thy command{H6310}, and make{H7311} her nest{H7064} on high{H7311}?

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 49:16

  • Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, [and] the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

Obadiah 1:4

  • Though thou exalt [thyself] as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

Exodus 19:4

  • Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and [how] I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

Hosea 8:1

  • ¶ [Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. [He shall come] as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.

Proverbs 23:5

  • Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Leviticus 11:13

  • And these [are they which] ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they [are] an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

Isaiah 40:31

  • But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

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Commentary for Job 39:27

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H5404
    There are 26 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֶשֶׁר
    Transliteration: nesher
    Pronunciation: neh'-sher
    Description: from an unused root meaning to lacerate; the eagle (or other large bird of prey); eagle.
  2. Strong's Number: H1361
    There are 33 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גָּבַהּ
    Transliteration: gâbahh
    Pronunciation: gaw-bah'
    Description: a primitive root; to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty; exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.
  3. Strong's Number: H6310
    There are 460 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פֶּה
    Transliteration: peh
    Pronunciation: peh
    Description: from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
  4. Strong's Number: H7311
    There are 185 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רוּם
    Transliteration: rûwm
    Pronunciation: room
    Description: a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively); bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.
  5. Strong's Number: H7064
    There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קֵן
    Transliteration: qên
    Pronunciation: kane
    Description: contracted from קָנַן; a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling; nest, room.