KJV ORIGINAL
Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Her young ones drink blood, and wherever there are dead bodies, there she is.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is describing how the eagle feeds her young with flesh and blood, and how she naturally seeks out places where death has occurred to find food.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's lengthy response to Job from chapters 38-41, where God displays His wisdom and power through descriptions of various animals. Here God is describing the eagle's natural hunting and feeding behaviors, which would have been familiar to people in the ancient Near East who observed these powerful birds of prey.
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