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Job 28

Job 28:7

Where Can Wisdom Be Found? · Job 28:1–28
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Translations

Modern
No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
Traditional
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:
Literal
The path no bird of prey knows, and no eye of a falcon has seen it.
Latin
Semitam ignoravit avis, nec intuitus est eam oculus vulturis.

Original

Hebrew
English
No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.

Notes

Job 28:1–28

This section is an isolated speech. There is no speaker listed, so it might continue from earlier words. Some see it as a creative summary by the author of Job. It emphasizes the limits of human wisdom and sets the stage for the Lord's speeches.

Events

Glossary

Book of Baruch Book of Job Buzzard Falcon, Kestrel Sapphire Vulture

Topics

Birds: Unclean: Vulture Select Readings: Nature's Testimony Vulture in RV , Translated |Falcon|