Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
She dwells on the cliff, and makes her home upon the point of the cliff and the stronghold.
New American Standard Bible
Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.
King James Version
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
Holman Bible
its stronghold is on a rocky crag.
International Standard Version
He dwells on the crags where he makes his home, there on the rocky crag is his stronghold.
American Standard Version
On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.
Amplified
“On the cliff he dwells and remains [securely],
Upon the point of the rock and the inaccessible stronghold.
Bible in Basic English
On the rock is his house, and on the mountain-top his strong place.
Darby Translation
He inhabiteth the rock and maketh his dwelling on the point of the cliff, and the fastness:
Julia Smith Translation
She will dwell in the rock, and she will lodge upon the cliff of the rock and the fortress.
King James 2000
She dwells and abides on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
Lexham Expanded Bible
It lives [on the] rock and spends the night {on the rock point and the mountain stronghold}.
Modern King James verseion
He lives and stays on the rock, on the crag of the rock and the strong place.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He abideth in the stony rocks, and upon the high tops of hard mountains, where no man can come.
NET Bible
It lives on a rock and spends the night there, on a rocky crag and a fortress.
New Heart English Bible
On the cliff he dwells, and makes his home, on the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.
The Emphasized Bible
The crag, he inhabiteth, and so lodgeth himself, on the tooth of the crag, and high fort;
Webster
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
World English Bible
On the cliff he dwells, and makes his home, on the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.
Youngs Literal Translation
A rock he doth inhabit, Yea, he lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.
Topics
Interlinear
Shakan
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 39:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Birds Of Prey
27 Is it at thy command that the eagle mounts up, and makes her nest on high? 28 She dwells on the cliff, and makes her home upon the point of the cliff and the stronghold. 29 From there she spies out the prey. Her eyes behold it afar off.
Cross References
1 Samuel 14:4
And between the passes by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side. And the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh