It lives on the cliffs, making its home on a distant, rocky crag.
Parallel translations
- WEB On the cliff he dwells, and makes his home, on the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.
- KJV She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
- BSB He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
- NKJV On the rock it dwells and resides, On the crag of the rock and the stronghold.
- NASB “He dwells and spends his nights on the cliff, On the rocky cliff, an inaccessible place.
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Quick answer
The eagle dwells on the cliff and makes its stronghold on the rocky crag. Its secure, lofty home displays the Creator's provision.
Overview
God describes the eagle's dwelling on sheer cliffs and rocky strongholds, a place of safety beyond human reach. Such instinct for secure nesting is part of the Creator's design. The image of the eagle perched on high reinforces the theme that God has fitted every creature to its place, ordering all things by a wisdom Job is summoned to revere.
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- 1 Sam 14:4Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
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