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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Job 28:7

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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fowl--rather, "ravenous bird," or "eagle," which is the most sharp-sighted of birds (Isa 46:11). A vulture will spy a carcass at an amazing distance. The miner penetrates the earth by a way unseen by birds of keenest sight.
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