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Job 39:26

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Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
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  1. Deuteronomy 14:15Rank 1 from verse 26
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    15And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

  2. Jeremiah 8:7Rank 2 from verse 26
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    7Yea, 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.

  3. Leviticus 16:11Rank 3 from verse 26
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    11And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

  4. Song of Solomon 2:12Rank 4 from verse 26
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    12The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

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Job 39:26

COMBINED MEANING

fly

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Sense 1: To move through the air by wings. Sense 2: To flee, rush, or pass away swiftly. Sense 3: As a noun, a winged insect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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wings

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Sense 1: Feathered or extended parts by which birds and other winged creatures fly. Sense 2: Figuratively, means of swift movement, protective shelter, or spreading reach.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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25He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

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

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27Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

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