28 He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
Job 39:28
Semantically similar passages
Job 30:5–7
5 They were banished from among men, shouted down like thieves, 6 so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground. 7 They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles.
Numbers 24:20–22
20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.” 21 Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff. 22 Yet Kain will be…
Job 40:20–22
20 The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby. 21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh. 22 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
Isaiah 33:15–17
15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— 16 he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be…
Job 18:14–16
14 He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors. 15 Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling. 16 The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
Jeremiah 49:15–17
15 “For behold, I will make you small among nations, despised among men. 16 The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, ev…
Job 15:27–29
27 Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh, 28 he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble. 29 He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
Psalms 104:17–19
17 where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses. 18 The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers. 19 He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources