will go up wings like eagles.” The Hebrew verb rendered mount up can have the sense of sprouting or growing something. For this reason several versions and a number of commentators believe this simile is saying the people will grow new wing feathers; for example, NJB has “they will sprout wings like eagles,” and NJPSV says “As eagles grow new plumes.” This sense for the simile provides a better parallel with the previous line that speaks of renewal. The eagle is thought to regain its youth after