Job 39:27
New International Version
Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high?

New Living Translation
Is it at your command that the eagle rises to the heights to make its nest?

English Standard Version
Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up and makes his nest on high?

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

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

New King James Version
Does the eagle mount up at your command, And make its nest on high?

New American Standard Bible
“Is it at your command that the eagle flies high, And makes his nest on high?

NASB 1995
“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high?

NASB 1977
“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, And makes his nest on high?

Legacy Standard Bible
Is it at your command that the eagle goes on high And raises his nest high?

Amplified Bible
“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high [in an inaccessible place]?

Christian Standard Bible
Does the eagle soar at your command and make its nest on high?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Does the eagle soar at your command and make its nest on high?

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

Contemporary English Version
Did you train eagles to build

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Is it by your order that the eagle flies high and makes its nest on the heights?

Good News Translation
Does an eagle wait for your command to build its nest high in the mountains?

International Standard Version
Does the eagle soar high at your command and build its nest on the highest crags?

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

NET Bible
Is it at your command that the eagle soars, and builds its nest on high?

New Heart English Bible
Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, and makes his nest on high?

Webster's Bible Translation
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

World English Bible
Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, and makes his nest on high?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
At your command does an eagle go up high? Or lift up his nest?

Young's Literal Translation
At thy command goeth an eagle up high? Or lifteth he up his nest?

Smith's Literal Translation
If at thy mouth the eagle will lift itself up, and if it will raise up its nest?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Will the eagle lift herself up at your command and make her nest in steep places?

New American Bible
Does the eagle fly up at your command to build his nest up high?

New Revised Standard Version
Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up and makes its nest on high?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Does the eagle soar at your command, and make his nest in steep rocks?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Will the eagle be lifted up by the word of your mouth and set up his nest on the cliff?
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, And make her nest on high?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And does the eagle rise at thy command, and the vulture remain sitting over his nest,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God Speaks of His Creation
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? 28He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.…

Cross References
Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

Psalm 103:5
who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Proverbs 30:19
the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Isaiah 40:28-29
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. / He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

Matthew 10:29-31
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Luke 12:6-7
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Psalm 104:12
The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.

Psalm 104:17
where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.

Jeremiah 49:16
The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Obadiah 1:4
Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Deuteronomy 32:11
As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.

Isaiah 46:11
I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.

Ezekiel 17:3
and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.


Treasury of Scripture

Does the eagle mount up at your command, and make her nest on high?

the eagle

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.

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,

Psalm 103:5
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

at thy command.

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.

Jump to Previous
Build Command Eagle Goes High Lifteth Makes Maketh Mount Mounts Nest Orders Resting-Place Soar Vulture
Jump to Next
Build Command Eagle Goes High Lifteth Makes Maketh Mount Mounts Nest Orders Resting-Place Soar Vulture
Job 39
1. Of the wild goats and hinds
5. Of the wild donkey
9. The unicorn
13. The peacock, stork, and ostrich
19. The horse
26. The hawk
27. The eagle














Does the eagle soar
The eagle, a majestic bird often symbolizing strength and freedom, is used here to illustrate God's sovereignty and the natural order He has established. The Hebrew word for "eagle" is "נֶשֶׁר" (nesher), which can refer to several large birds of prey. In ancient cultures, the eagle was revered for its keen vision and powerful flight, often seen as a messenger of the divine. The rhetorical question posed here emphasizes that the eagle's ability to soar is not at human command but under God's providence, highlighting the limitations of human power compared to divine authority.

at your command
This phrase underscores the theme of divine control versus human limitation. The Hebrew root "צָוָה" (tsavah) means to command or appoint, suggesting authority and governance. In the context of Job, God is reminding Job of the vast difference between human and divine capabilities. Humans cannot command the eagle to soar; only God, the Creator, has such power. This serves as a humbling reminder of God's omnipotence and the natural order He sustains.

and make his nest on high?
The eagle's nest, often built in high, inaccessible places, symbolizes security and perspective. The Hebrew word for "nest" is "קֵן" (ken), which implies a place of dwelling or refuge. Historically, eagles were known to build their nests on cliffs or tall trees, places that provided safety from predators and a vantage point over the land. This imagery reinforces the idea of God's provision and wisdom in creation. The eagle's instinct to nest on high is not a result of human intervention but a testament to God's intricate design. It serves as a metaphor for seeking refuge in God, who provides safety and perspective beyond human reach.

Verse 27. - Doth the eagle mount up at thy command? The enumeration of natural marvels ends with the eagle, the monarch of birds, as it began with the lion, the king of beasts (Job 38:39). The power of the eagle to "mount up," notwithstanding its great size and weight, is very surprising. The species intended in this place is probably the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) or else the imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca)' which arc both of them common in Syria and Mesopotamia. And make her nest on high? The nests of eagles are almost always built on lofty, generally on inaccessible, rocks. Aristotle says, Ποιοῦνται δεαὐτὰς (sc, τὰς νεοττίας), οὐκ ἐν πεδινοῖς τόποις ἀλλ ἐν ὑψηκοῖς μάλιστα μὲν καὶ ἐν πέτραις ἀποκρήμνοις (comp. Jeremiah 49:16).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Does the eagle
נָ֑שֶׁר (nā·šer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5404: The eagle

soar
יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ (yaḡ·bî·ah)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1361: To soar, be lofty, to be haughty

at
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your command
פִּ֭יךָ (pî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

and make his nest
קִנּֽוֹ׃ (qin·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7064: A nest, the nestlings, a chamber, dwelling

on high?
יָרִ֥ים (yā·rîm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise


Links
Job 39:27 NIV
Job 39:27 NLT
Job 39:27 ESV
Job 39:27 NASB
Job 39:27 KJV

Job 39:27 BibleApps.com
Job 39:27 Biblia Paralela
Job 39:27 Chinese Bible
Job 39:27 French Bible
Job 39:27 Catholic Bible

OT Poetry: Job 39:27 Is it at your command that (Jb)
Job 39:26
Top of Page
Top of Page