29From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
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They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 26-30)The birds of the air are proofs of the wonderful power and providences of God, as well as the beasts of the earth; God here refers particularly to two stately ones:—1. The hawk , a noble bird of great strength and sagacity, and yet a bird of prey, Job 39:26. This bird is here taken notice of for her flight, which is swift and strong, and especially for the course she steers towards the south , whi…
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