Job 39:28

He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God addresses Job in Job 39, describing the nesting habits of the eagle. The words — The Hebrew יִשְׁכֹּן (yishkon) means “dwells,” and שֵׁן־סֶלַע (shen-sela) literally translates to “tooth of a rock.” The thread — The text locates this dwelling on a rocky crag, a terrain detail that reappears in 1 Samuel 14:4. Why it lands — The verse first establishes the eagle’s physical location on a cliff before describing its distant sight from that position.

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The Hebrew words

סֶ֣לַעSe.la'a rock יִ֭שְׁכֹּןYish.konit dwells וְיִתְלֹנָ֑ןve./yit.lo.Nanand/ it may pass [the] night עַֽל־'al-on שֶׁן־shen-[the] tooth of סֶ֝֗לַעSe.la'a rock וּמְצוּדָֽה׃u./me.tzu.Dahand/ a stronghold

King James Version

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

Cross-references

1 Samuel 14:4 Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.