Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
Parallel translations
- WEB His young ones also suck up blood. Where the slain are, there he is.”
- BSB His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”
- NKJV Its young ones suck up blood; And where the slain are, there it is.”
- NASB “His young ones also lick up blood greedily; And where the slain are, there he is.”
- NLT Its young gulp down blood. Where there’s a carcass, there you’ll find it.”
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Quick answer
The eagle's young feed on blood, gathering where the slain lie. Even the harsher provisions of nature fall under God's ordering.
Overview
God concludes the survey of creatures by noting how the eagle provides for its young, even amid scenes of death. This sober image affirms that God sustains the whole web of creation, including its predatory dimension. The speech leaves Job overwhelmed by a creation whose every detail bears the mark of a wisdom and care that far exceed his own, preparing him to humble himself before the Lord.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Matt 24:28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
- Luke 17:37And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
- Ezek 39:17–19And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.
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