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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second, being the five last, chapters of the book of Job being the substance of fifty-two lectures or meditations / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. and S. Simmons, 1666
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AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-eighth, T… › Chapter 39 › Verse 26-29
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That is, from the rock her dwelling place, from the tooth of the rock; From thence she seeks her prey. And 'tis conceived, that the reason why she builds so high is, that she may from ⟨p. 484⟩thence with more advantage spy out and seek her prey. The Hebrew is she diggeth her prey from thence. That an Eagle should dig, and dig in the air, is an elegant expression. Diligent seeking or searching, is signified by digging in the Hebrew language. They that dig for a thing seek it earnestly; and therefore to show how earnestly the Eagle seek her prey, she is said to dig for it. The Lord to show the open sinfulness of Israel told them (Jer. 2.34.) In thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents. That which is in a mans skirts is easily seen; and hence the Lord adds, I have not found it by secret search, or as the Margin hath it, by digging; that's the force of the word, it notes a diligent search or seeking; the Eagle seeks, as if she were a digging for Her prey
That is, from the rock her dwelling place, from the tooth of the rock; From thence she seeks her prey. And 'tis conceived, that the reason why she builds so high is, that she may from ⟨p. 484⟩thence with more advantage spy out and seek her prey. The Hebrew is she diggeth her prey from thence. That an Eagle should dig, and dig in the air, is an elegant expression. Diligent seeking or searching, is signified by digging in the Hebrew language. They that dig for a thing seek it earnestly; and therefore to shew how earnestly the Eagle seek her prey, she is said to dig for it. The Lord to shew the open sinfulness of Israel told them (Jer. 2.34.) In thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents. That which is in a mans skirts is easily seen; and hence the Lord adds, I have not found it by secret search, or as the Margin hath it, by digging; that's the force of the word, it notes a diligent search or seeking; the Eagle seeks, as if she were a digging for Her prey