Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south? New Living Translation “Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar and spread its wings toward the south? English Standard Version “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars and spreads his wings toward the south? Berean Standard Bible Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south? King James Bible Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? New King James Version “Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, And spread its wings toward the south? New American Standard Bible “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? NASB 1995 “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? NASB 1977 “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? Legacy Standard Bible “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? Amplified Bible “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south [as winter approaches]? Christian Standard Bible Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south? Holman Christian Standard Bible Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south? American Standard Version Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, And stretcheth her wings toward the south? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Does the hawk exist from your wisdom and spread his wings to the south? Brenton Septuagint Translation And does the hawk remain steady by thy wisdom, having spread out her wings unmoved, looking toward the region of the south? Contemporary English Version Did you teach hawks to fly south for the winter? * Douay-Rheims Bible Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south? English Revised Version Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? GOD'S WORD® Translation "Does your understanding make a bird of prey fly and spread its wings toward the south? Good News Translation Does a hawk learn from you how to fly when it spreads its wings toward the south? International Standard Version "Is it by your understanding that the hawk flies, spreading its wings toward the south? JPS Tanakh 1917 Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, And stretch her wings toward the south? Literal Standard Version By your understanding does a hawk fly? Does he spread his wings to the south? Majority Standard Bible Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south? New American Bible Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, that he spreads his wings toward the south? NET Bible "Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south? New Revised Standard Version “Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south? New Heart English Bible "Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south? Webster's Bible Translation Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings towards the south? World English Bible “Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south? Young's Literal Translation By thine understanding flieth a hawk? Spreadeth he his wings to the south? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Speaks of His Creation…25At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar—the shouts of captains and the cry of war. 26Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south? 27Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?… Cross References Job 39:25 At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar--the shouts of captains and the cry of war. Job 39:27 Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high? Treasury of Scripture Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? Leviticus 16:11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: Deuteronomy 14:15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, Song of Solomon 2:12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; Jeremiah 8:7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD. Jump to Previous Flieth Flight Fly Hawk Intelligence Soar South Spread Spreadeth Spreads Stretch Stretches Stretcheth Stretching Towards Understanding Wings WisdomJump to Next Flieth Flight Fly Hawk Intelligence Soar South Spread Spreadeth Spreads Stretch Stretches Stretcheth Stretching Towards Understanding Wings WisdomJob 39 1. Of the wild goats and hinds5. Of the wild donkey 9. The unicorn 13. The peacock, stork, and ostrich 19. The horse 26. The hawk 27. The eagle (26) 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 transition from the fleetest of quadrupeds to the fleetest of birds by means of the ostrich, which, though winged like a bird, cannot use its wings as birds do, but only run on the ground like a quadruped.Verse 26. - Doth the hawk fly (or, soar) by thy wisdom? The hawk's strength of wing is extraordinary, and one of the greatest of natural marvels. Can Job claim to have contrived it? Many as have been the attempts made, human ingenuity has not yet devised anything that can fly. And stretch her wings toward the south? Migrate, i.e., when winter approaches, to the warmer southern regions. Few things in nature are more remarkable than the instinct of migratory birds. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Does the hawkנֵ֑ץ (nêṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5322: A flower, a hawk take flight יַֽאֲבֶר־ (ya·’ă·ḇer-) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 82: To soar by your understanding הֲֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָ (hămib·bî·nā·ṯə·ḵā) Article, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 998: An understanding and spread יִפְרֹ֖שׂ (yip̄·rōś) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse his wings כְּנָפָ֣יו (kə·nā·p̄āw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle toward the south? לְתֵימָֽן׃ (lə·ṯê·mān) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8486: South, south wind Links Job 39:26 NIVJob 39:26 NLT Job 39:26 ESV Job 39:26 NASB Job 39:26 KJV Job 39:26 BibleApps.com Job 39:26 Biblia Paralela Job 39:26 Chinese Bible Job 39:26 French Bible Job 39:26 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 39:26 Is it by your wisdom that (Jb) |