33 Bible Verses about Eagles
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‘These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard,
saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “A great eagle with great wings, long pinions and a full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
“But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him from the beds where it was planted, that he might water it.
“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their life,
And in their death they were not parted;
They were swifter than eagles,
They were stronger than lions.
“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
And makes his nest on high?
“On the cliff he dwells and lodges,
Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.
“From there he spies out food;
His eyes see it from afar.
“As for the terror of you,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of the rock,
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as high as an eagle’s,
I will bring you down from there,” declares the Lord.
‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.
“Behold, he goes up like clouds,
And his chariots like the whirlwind;
His horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are ruined!”
Yet those who wait for the Lord
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
But these are the ones which you shall not eat: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard,
The way of an eagle in the sky,
The way of a serpent on a rock,
The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,
And the way of a man with a maid.
“Like an eagle that stirs up its nest,
That hovers over its young,
He spread His wings and caught them,
He carried them on His pinions.
“The Lord will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as the eagle swoops down, a nation whose language you shall not understand,
For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, one will fly swiftly like an eagle
And spread out his wings against Moab.
Put the trumpet to your lips!
Like an eagle the enemy comes against the house of the Lord,
Because they have transgressed My covenant
And rebelled against My law.
saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “A great eagle with great wings, long pinions and a full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar. He plucked off the topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders. He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow.read more.
Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine with its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and yielded shoots and sent out branches. “But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him from the beds where it was planted, that he might water it. It was planted in good soil beside abundant waters, that it might yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.”’ Say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers—so that all its sprouting leaves wither? And neither by great strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again. Behold, though it is planted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither as soon as the east wind strikes it—wither on the beds where it grew?”’”
As for the form of their faces, each had the face of a man; all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and all four had the face of an eagle.
And each one had four faces. The first face was the face of a cherub, the second face was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
The first was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind also was given to it.
The eye that mocks a father
And scorns a mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.
Our pursuers were swifter
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
Behold, He will mount up and swoop like an eagle and spread out His wings against Bozrah; and the hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Make yourself bald and cut off your hair,
Because of the children of your delight;
Extend your baldness like the eagle,
For they will go from you into exile.
Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled; and he was driven away from mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.
“Their horses are swifter than leopards
And keener than wolves in the evening.
Their horsemen come galloping,
Their horsemen come from afar;
They fly like an eagle swooping down to devour.
Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!”
The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.
But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she *was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
From Thematic Bible
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, one will
And
And his
His horses are
Woe to us, for
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
“
Eagles » Unclean
‘These, moreover,
But
Eagles » Different kinds of
‘These, moreover,
and the white owl and the
Eagles » Illustrative » (mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church
That hovers over its young,
He carried them on His pinions.
‘
Eagles » Illustrative » Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers
As for the
Eagles » Was the standard of the roman armies
Eagles » Illustrative » (height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as
I will
Though you set your nest among the
From there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.
Eagles » Greatness of its wings alluded to
“But there was
Eagles » Illustrative » Of great and powerful kings
Because they have
And rebelled against My
Eagles » A bird of prey
Eagles » Called the eagle of the heavens
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
Eagles » Illustrative » (wings of,) of protection afforded to the church
But the
Eagles » Peculiarity of its flight alluded to
The way of a serpent on a rock,
The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,
And the way of a man with a maid.
Eagles » Delights in the lofty cedars
saying, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "A great eagle with great wings, long pinions and a full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar. "He plucked off the topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a city of traders.
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches
For
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Eagles » Described as » Soaring to heaven
For
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Eagles » Described as » Swift
And in their death they were not parted;
Eagles » Illustrative » (upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven
Will
They will
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
Eagles » Feeds her young with blood
"From there he spies out food; His eyes see it from afar. "His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he."
Eagles » Dwells in the high rocks
"Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high? "On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.
Eagles » Illustrative » (renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints
Eagles » Strength of its feathers alluded to
Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled; and he was
Eagles » Illustrative » (increased baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities
Because of the children of your delight;
Extend your baldness like the eagle,
For they will
Eagles » Described as » Long-sighted
Eagles » Illustrative » (hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days
Eagles » Eagles, a type of swiftness
Will
They will
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
‘
And in their death they were not parted;
For
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Righteous » Compared with » Eagles
Will
They will
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
Rocks » Inhabited by » Eagles
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as
I will
compared to Saints » Eagles
Will
They will
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
