30 Bible Verses about doves
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And he sent out a dove, to see if the waters had gone from the face of the earth; But the dove saw no resting-place for her foot, and came back to the ark, for the waters were still over all the earth; and he put out his hand, and took her into the ark. And after waiting another seven days, he sent the dove out again;read more.
And the dove came back at evening, and in her mouth was an olive-leaf broken off: so Noah was certain that the waters had gone down on the earth. And after seven days more, he sent the dove out again, but she did not come back to him.
Truly, the stork in the heavens is conscious of her fixed times; the dove and the swallow and the crane keep to the times of their coming; but my people have no knowledge of the law of the Lord.
And if he has not money enough for a lamb, then let him give, for his offering to the Lord, two doves or two young pigeons; one for a sin-offering and one for a burned offering.
And he said, Take a young cow of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a sheep of three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.
And if his offering to the Lord is a burned offering of birds, then he is to make his offering of doves or of young pigeons.
But if he has not enough money for two doves or two young pigeons, then let him give, for the sin he has done, the tenth part of an ephah of the best meal, for a sin-offering; let him put no oil on it, and no perfume, for it is a sin-offering.
And when the days are ended for making her clean for a son or a daughter, let her take to the priest at the door of the Tent of meeting, a lamb of the first year for a burned offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin-offering: And the priest is to make an offering of it before the Lord and take away her sin, and she will be made clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for a woman who gives birth to a male or a female. And if she has not money enough for a lamb, then let her take two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burned offering and the other for a sin-offering, and the priest will take away her sin and she will be clean,
And two doves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and one will be for a sin-offering and the other for a burned offering.
And on the eighth day he is to take two doves or two young pigeons and come before the Lord to the door of the Tent of meeting and give them to the priest:
And on the eighth day let him take to the priest, at the door of the Tent of meeting, two doves or two young pigeons;
And Jesus went into the Temple and sent out all who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those trading in doves.
And they came to Jerusalem; and he went into the Temple, and sent out those who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who were offering doves for money;
And to make an offering, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord, of two doves or other young birds.
And there in the Temple he saw men trading in oxen and sheep and doves, and he saw the changers of money in their seats:
Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.
O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for ever.
And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.
I make cries like a bird; I give out sounds of grief like a dove: my eyes are looking up with desire; O Lord, I am crushed, take up my cause.
We make noises of grief, like bears, and sad sounds like doves: we are looking for our right, but it is not there; for salvation, but it is far from us.
O people of Moab, go away from the towns and take cover in the rock; be like the dove of the Arabah, which makes her living-place in holes.
And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.
And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
Shaking with fear like a bird, they will come out of Egypt, like a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will give them rest in their houses, says the Lord.
And the queen is uncovered, she is taken away and her servant-girls are weeping like the sound of doves, hammering on their breasts.
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;
And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:
The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him. I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit. This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
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Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
I am sleeping, but my heart is awake; it is the sound of my loved one at the door, saying, Be open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my very beautiful one; my head is wet with dew, and my hair with the drops of the night.
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
Doves » Dwells in rocks
O people of Moab, go away from the towns and take cover in the rock; be like the dove of the Arabah, which makes her living-place in holes.
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
Doves » Offered in sacrifice
And he said, Take a young cow of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a sheep of three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.
And if his offering to the Lord is a burned offering of birds, then he is to make his offering of doves or of young pigeons.
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
We make noises of grief, like bears, and sad sounds like doves: we are looking for our right, but it is not there; for salvation, but it is far from us.
I make cries like a bird; I give out sounds of grief like a dove: my eyes are looking up with desire; O Lord, I am crushed, take up my cause.
Doves » Impiously sold in the court of the temple
And Jesus went into the Temple and sent out all who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those trading in doves.
And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;
And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
Doves » Sent from the ark by noah » Ge 8:8
Put in the seed of righteousness, get in your grain in mercy, let your unploughed earth be turned up: for it is time to make search for the Lord, till he comes and sends righteousness on you like rain.
Doves » Characterized by » Comeliness of countenance
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
Doves » Characterized by » Sweetness of voice
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
Doves » Characterized by » Softness of eyes
See, you are fair, my love, you are fair; you have the eyes of a dove.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the meekness of Christ
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed.
Doves » Frequents streams and rivers
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed.
Doves » The harbinger of spring
The flowers are come on the earth; the time of cutting the vines is come, and the voice of the dove is sounding in our land;
Doves » Clean and used as food
Doves » Characterized by » Simplicity
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
Doves » Why considered the emblem of peace
And the dove came back at evening, and in her mouth was an olive-leaf broken off: so Noah was certain that the waters had gone down on the earth.
Doves » Characterized by » Richness of plumage
Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.
Doves » Illustrative » (in its flight,) of the return of israel from captivity
Shaking with fear like a bird, they will come out of Egypt, like a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will give them rest in their houses, says the Lord.
Doves » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
Who are these coming like a cloud, like a flight of doves to their windows?
Doves » Mournful tabering of, alluded to
And the queen is uncovered, she is taken away and her servant-girls are weeping like the sound of doves, hammering on their breasts.
Doves » Doves, a type of purity
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.
My dove, my very beautiful one, is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the dearest one of her who gave her birth. The daughters saw her, and gave her a blessing; yes, the queens and the servant-wives, and they gave her praises.
And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;
Doves » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
And he said, Take a young cow of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a sheep of three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.
And if his offering to the Lord is a burned offering of birds, then he is to make his offering of doves or of young pigeons.
And to make an offering, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord, of two doves or other young birds.
And on the eighth day let him take to the priest, at the door of the Tent of meeting, two doves or two young pigeons;
Righteous » Compared with » Doves
Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.
Who are these coming like a cloud, like a flight of doves to their windows?
Rocks » Inhabited by » Doves
O people of Moab, go away from the towns and take cover in the rock; be like the dove of the Arabah, which makes her living-place in holes.
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
compared to Saints » Doves
Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.
Who are these coming like a cloud, like a flight of doves to their windows?
Valleys » Abounded with » Doves
And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.
