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Hawker's Poor man's commentary

Job 39:26

(26) В¶ Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

This is not the only part of scripture where the LORD makes use of the instinct of nature, in the birds or beasts of the earth, to teach man wisdom. What a beautiful description is given by the Prophet of that peculiar property in the birds of passage, when, on the approach of winter, they collect in parties, and take their flight to warmer climates. The stork in the heavens 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. Jeremiah 8:7.

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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