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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/39.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/39.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar and spread its wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/39.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars and spreads his wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/39.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, <i>and</i> stretch her wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, <i>And</i> spread its wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south [as winter approaches]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, And stretcheth her wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Did you teach hawks to fly south for the winter? * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Does your understanding make a bird of prey fly and spread its wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Does a hawk learn from you how to fly when it spreads its wings toward the south? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Is it by your understanding that the hawk flies, spreading its wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings towards the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />By your understanding does a hawk fly? Does he spread his wings to the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By thine understanding flieth a hawk? Spreadeth he his wings to the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From thy understanding will the hawk mount upwards? will it stretch its wings to the south?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom, spreading her wings towards the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, that he spreads his wings toward the south? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Is it by your wisdom that the hawk was created and wings his way toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Does the hawk exist from your wisdom and spread his wings to the south?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, And stretch her wings toward the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And does the hawk remain steady by thy wisdom, having spread out her wings unmoved, looking toward the region of the south?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/39-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=6236" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/39.htm">God Speaks of His Creation</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar—the shouts of captains and the cry of war. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5322.htm" title="5322: nêṣ (N-ms) -- A flower, a hawk. From natsats; a flower; also a hawk.">Does the hawk</a> <a href="/hebrew/82.htm" title="82: ya·’ă·ḇer- (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fly. A primitive root; to soar.">take flight</a> <a href="/hebrew/998.htm" title="998: hămib·bî·nā·ṯə·ḵā (Art, Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- An understanding. From biyn; understanding.">by your understanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/6566.htm" title="6566: yip̄·rōś (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To spread out, spread. A primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.">and spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kə·nå̄·p̄ō (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">his wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/8486.htm" title="8486: lə·ṯê·mān (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- South, south wind. Or teman; denominative from yamiyn; the south.">toward the south?</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-18.htm">Proverbs 30:18-19</a></span><br />There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand: / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a></span><br />Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">Psalm 103:5</a></span><br />who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Deuteronomy 32:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a></span><br />Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29-31</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-11.htm">Isaiah 46:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-3.htm">Ezekiel 17:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Hosea 8:1</a></span><br />Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-12.htm">Psalm 104:12</a></span><br />The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Psalm 50:11</a></span><br />I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Genesis 1:20-21</a></span><br />And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” / So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Leviticus 16:11</a></b></br> And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which <i>is</i> for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which <i>is</i> for himself:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-15.htm">Deuteronomy 14:15</a></b></br> And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Song of Solomon 2:12</a></b></br> The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing <i>of birds</i> is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Jeremiah 8:7</a></b></br> Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/20-8.htm">Flieth</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/job/20-8.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/job/39-13.htm">Hawk</a> <a href="/job/34-35.htm">Intelligence</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-4.htm">Soar</a> <a href="/job/37-17.htm">South</a> <a href="/job/37-18.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Spreadeth</a> <a href="/job/39-18.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/job/26-7.htm">Stretches</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Stretcheth</a> <a href="/job/36-30.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/job/39-17.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/job/39-18.htm">Wings</a> <a href="/job/39-17.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Flieth</a> <a href="/job/41-28.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Hawk</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-2.htm">Intelligence</a> <a href="/job/39-27.htm">Soar</a> <a href="/psalms/75-6.htm">South</a> <a href="/psalms/5-11.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/job/41-30.htm">Spreadeth</a> <a href="/job/41-30.htm">Spreads</a> <a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Stretches</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-20.htm">Stretcheth</a> <a href="/psalms/57-10.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/psalms/14-2.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/psalms/17-8.htm">Wings</a> <a href="/psalms/14-2.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Job 39</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/39-1.htm">Of the wild goats and hinds</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/39-5.htm">Of the wild donkey</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/39-9.htm">The unicorn</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/39-13.htm">The peacock, stork, and ostrich</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/39-19.htm">The horse</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/39-26.htm">The hawk</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/39-27.htm">The eagle</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The hawk, a bird of prey, is known for its keen vision and ability to soar high, symbolizing freedom and power. In biblical times, the hawk was a common sight in the Middle East, and its flight patterns were well observed. This question highlights the limitations of human knowledge compared to divine understanding, echoing themes found in <a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a>, which speaks of God's unfathomable wisdom.<p><b>and spread his wings toward the south?</b><br>The reference to the hawk spreading its wings toward the south likely alludes to migratory patterns, as many birds migrate southward in search of warmer climates during certain seasons. This natural instinct is part of God's creation, demonstrating His intricate design and control over nature. The southward flight can also symbolize a journey or transition, reflecting the broader biblical theme of movement toward a promised or better land, as seen in the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land. This imagery reinforces the idea that God's providence guides all creatures, a concept echoed in <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a>, where Jesus speaks of God's care for the birds of the air.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, who undergoes severe trials and questions God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator, who speaks to Job out of the whirlwind, challenging Job's understanding of the natural world.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hawk.htm">Hawk</a></b><br>A bird of prey mentioned in this verse, symbolizing God's creation and the mysteries of His wisdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/south.htm">South</a></b><br>The direction mentioned in the verse, possibly indicating the migratory patterns of birds, which are beyond human control.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>The verse highlights God's supreme control and understanding of the natural world, reminding us of His omnipotence and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br><a href="/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26</a> challenges us to recognize our limited understanding compared to God's infinite knowledge, encouraging humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_design.htm">Trust in God's Design</a></b><br>Just as the hawk's flight is part of God's design, we are called to trust in His plan for our lives, even when we do not fully understand it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/observing_god's_creation.htm">Observing God's Creation</a></b><br>Observing nature can lead us to a greater appreciation of God's creativity and power, inspiring worship and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The verse encourages us to depend on God for guidance and understanding, rather than relying solely on our own wisdom.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/39.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Doth the hawk fly?</span>--The more symmetrical order of these descriptions would be for the ostrich to have come <span class= "ital">after </span>the war-horse and before the hawk; in that case there would have been a gradual transition from the fleetest of quadrupeds to the fleetest of birds by means of the ostrich, which, though winged like a bird, cannot use its wings as birds do, but only run on the ground like a quadruped.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Doth the hawk</span> <span class="cmt_word">fly</span> (or, soar) <span class="cmt_word">by thy wisdom?</span> The hawk's strength of wing is extraordinary, and one of the greatest of natural marvels. Can Job claim to have contrived it? Many as have been the attempts made, human ingenuity has not yet devised anything that can fly. <span class="cmt_word">And stretch her wings toward the south?</span> Migrate, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, when winter approaches, to the warmer southern regions. Few things in nature are more remarkable than the instinct of migratory birds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/39-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Does the hawk</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵ֑ץ</span> <span class="translit">(nêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5322.htm">Strong's 5322: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flower, a hawk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take flight</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽאֲבֶר־</span> <span class="translit">(ya·’ă·ḇer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_82.htm">Strong's 82: </a> </span><span class="str2">To soar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by your understanding</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲ‍ֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָ</span> <span class="translit">(hămib·bî·nā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_998.htm">Strong's 998: </a> </span><span class="str2">An understanding</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and spread</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְרֹ֖שׂ</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·rōś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6566.htm">Strong's 6566: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break apart, disperse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his wings</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּנָפָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(kə·nā·p̄āw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward the south?</span><br /><span class="heb">לְתֵימָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṯê·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8486.htm">Strong's 8486: </a> </span><span class="str2">South, south wind</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/39-26.htm">OT Poetry: Job 39:26 Is it by your wisdom that (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/39-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 39:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 39:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/39-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 39:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 39:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>