Job 35:5

35:5 Gaze at the heavens and see;

consider the clouds, which are higher than you!

Job 36:25

36:25 All humanity has seen it;

people gaze on it from afar.

Job 39:29

39:29 From there it spots its prey,

its eyes gaze intently from a distance.


tn The preposition is taken here as a comparative min (מִן). The line could also read “that are high above you.” This idea has appeared in the speech of Eliphaz (22:12), Zophar (11:7ff.), and even Job (9:8ff.).

tn The word means “search,” but can be used for a wide range of matters, including spying.

tn Heb “food.”