Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 30:29
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29. dragons . . . owls —rather, "jackals," "ostriches," both of which utter dismal screams ( Micah 1:8 ); in which respect, as also in their living amidst solitudes (the emblem of desolation), Job is their brother and companion; that is, resembles them. "Dragon," Hebrew, tannim, usually means the crocodile; so perhaps here, its open jaws lifted towards heaven, and its noise making it seem as if it mourned over its fate [BOCHART]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-30" class="com-number"
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