Job 39:26
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south?

New Living Translation
“Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar and spread its wings toward the south?

English Standard Version
“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars and spreads his wings toward the south?

Berean Study Bible
Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?

New American Standard Bible
“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?

NASB 1995
"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?

NASB 1977
“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?

Amplified Bible
“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south [as winter approaches]?

Christian Standard Bible
Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread its wings to the south?

Contemporary English Version
Did you teach hawks to fly south for the winter? *

Good News Translation
Does a hawk learn from you how to fly when it spreads its wings toward the south?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Does your understanding make a bird of prey fly and spread its wings toward the south?

International Standard Version
"Is it by your understanding that the hawk flies, spreading its wings toward the south?

NET Bible
"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

New King James Version
“Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, And spread its wings toward the south?

King James 2000 Bible
Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

New Heart English Bible
"Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?

World English Bible
"Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?

American King James Version
Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

American Standard Version
Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?

A Faithful Version
Does the hawk soar by your wisdom? Will he spread his wings toward the south?

Darby Bible Translation
Doth the hawk fly by thine intelligence, [and] stretch his wings toward the south?

English Revised Version
Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

Webster's Bible Translation
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings towards the south?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(39:29) Shall the hauke flie by thy wisedome, stretching out his wings toward the South?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Commeth it through thy wysdome that the Goshauke flieth toward the south?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Commeth it thorow thy wysdome, that the goshauke flyeth towarde the south?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
By your understanding does a hawk fly? Does he spread his wings to the south?

Young's Literal Translation
By thine understanding flieth a hawk? Spreadeth he his wings to the south?

Smith's Literal Translation
From thy understanding will the hawk mount upwards? will it stretch its wings to the south?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom, spreading her wings towards the south?

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Does the hawk exist from your wisdom and spread his wings to the south?

Lamsa Bible
Is it by your wisdom that the hawk was created and wings his way toward the south?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, And stretch her wings toward the south?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And does the hawk remain steady by thy wisdom, having spread out her wings unmoved, looking toward the region of the south?
















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