Job

Job 39:27–28

²⁷Does the eagle soar at your command

and make his nest on high?

²⁸He dwells on a cliff and lodges there;

his stronghold is on a rocky crag.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does the eagle	נָ֑שֶׁר	nā·šer	Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
soar	יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ	yaḡ·bî·ah	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1361 be high, exalted
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your command	פִּ֭יךָ	pî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
and make his nest	קִנּֽוֹ׃	qin·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7064 nest
on high	יָרִ֥ים	yā·rîm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He dwells	יִ֭שְׁכֹּן	yiš·kōn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
on a cliff	סֶ֣לַע	se·la‘	Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
and lodges there	וְיִתְלֹנָ֑ן	wə·yiṯ·lō·nān	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
his stronghold	וּמְצוּדָֽה׃	ū·mə·ṣū·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4686 net, capture, fastness
is on	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a rocky	סֶ֝֗לַע	se·la‘	Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
crag	שֶׁן־	šen-	Noun - common singular construct	H8127 tooth, ivory

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 39:27 Jeremiah 49:16 · Obadiah 1:4 · Exodus 19:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.