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Job 39:29

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

KJV

Inde contemplatur escam, et de longe oculi ejus prospiciunt.

Vulgate

ἐκεῖσε ὢν ζητεῖ τὰ σῖτα, πόρρωθεν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ σκοπεύουσιν·

LXX

From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off.

ASV

מִ/שָּׁ֥ם חָֽפַר אֹ֑כֶל לְ֝/מֵ/רָח֗וֹק עֵינָ֥י/ו יַבִּֽיטוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֹֽכֶל
'kl
noun · 44×
ה
h
verb · 70×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
חָֽפְרוּ֙
chprv
verb · 22×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
רָח֑וֹק
rchvq
adjective · 84×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 9:26 — They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
  • Luke 17:37 — And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.