KJV ORIGINAL
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
There is a path that no bird knows about, and even the sharp-eyed vulture has never seen it:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is describing a hidden path that even the keenest-eyed creatures cannot discover, referring to the secret ways of finding wisdom.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Job's famous poem about wisdom in chapter 28, where he uses mining imagery to describe how humans can dig deep into the earth for precious metals and gems. Job is contrasting human ability to find earthly treasures with the impossibility of finding true wisdom through human effort alone, since wisdom belongs to God.
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