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That path no bird of prey knows, Neither has the falcon`s eye seen it.
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Humanity's Hidden Paths
Commentators explain that this verse literally describes the hidden paths miners dig deep into the earth. These tunnels are so secret and dark that not even birds with the most powerful vision, like the falcon or vulture, can see them. This illustrates the incredible, almost supernatural, lengths humanity will go to in its search for earthly treasure.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
There is a path which no fowl knoweth - That is, a path in searching for gold and precious stones. The miner treads a way that is u…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[There is] a path which no fowl knows A path made by miners to the gold, silver, brass, and iron ores; to the places…
Job maintained that the arrangements of Providence are regulated by the highest wisdom. To confirm this, he showed how much knowledge and wealth pe…
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, Job had shown how frail and perishable the lot is that the wicked receive from God (Job 27:13). Now, he intends to show, on…
