30 Bible Verses about doves

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Genesis 8:8-12

And he shall send forth the dove from with him to see if the waters were diminished from the face of the earth. And the dove found not rest to the hollow of her foot, and she will turn back to him to the ark, for the waters are over the face of all the earth; and he will send forth his hand and will take her and will cause her to come to him to the ark. And he will wait yet again other seven days, and he will add to send forth the dove from the ark.read more.
And the dove will come in to him at the time of evening, and lo, an olive leaf plucked off, in her mouth. And Noah will know that the waters were diminished from over the earth. And he will wait yet again, other seven days, and will send forth the dove; and she will not add to turn back to him yet again.

Jeremiah 8:7

Also the stork in the heavens knew her appointment; and the turtle-dove, and the swallow, and the twitterer watched the time of their coming; and my people knew not the judgment of Jehovah.

Leviticus 5:7

And if his hand shall not reach the sufficiency of a sheep, and he brought his trespass which he sinned, two turtledoves, or two sons of a dove, to Jehovah; one for the sin, and one for the burnt-offering.

Genesis 15:9

And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon.

Leviticus 1:14

And if from the birds he brought near a burnt-offering to Jehovah, and he brought near from the turtle-doves, or from the sons of the dove his offering,

Leviticus 5:11

And if his hand shall not reach to the two turtle-doves, or to the two sons of a dove; and he brought his offering who sinned, the tenth of the ephah of fine flour for the sin; he shall not put oil upon it, and he shall not give frankincense upon it; for it is sin.

Leviticus 12:6-8

And in completing the days of her purification, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb, the son of his year, for a burnt-offering, and the son of a dove, or a turtle-dove, for the sin, to the door of the tent of appointment, to the priest And he offered it before Jehovah, and expiated for her, and cleansed her from the flowing of her blood. This the law of the bringing forth for a male, or for a female. And if her hand shall not find the sufficiency of a sheep, and she took two turtle-doves or two sons of the dove; one for a burnt-offering, and one for sin: and the priest expiated for her, and she was clean.

Leviticus 14:22

And two turtle-doves, or two sons of the dove, which his hand shall attain; and one was the sin, and one the burnt-offering.

Leviticus 15:14

And in the eighth day he shall take to him two turtle-doves, or two sons of the dove, and he came before Jehovah at the door of the tent of appointment, and he gave them to the priest.

Numbers 6:10

And in the eighth day he shall bring two turtle-doves, or two sons of the dove to the priest, to the door of the tent of appointment:

Mark 11:15

And they come to Jerusalem : and Jesus having entered into the temple, began to cast out those selling and buying in the temple; and the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those selling doves he overturned;

Luke 2:24

And to give a sacrifice according to that said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two of the young of pigeons.

John 2:14

And found in the temple those selling oxen and sheep and doves, and money-changers sitting;

Psalm 68:13

If ye shall lie down within the stalls, the wings of the dove being covered with silver, and her wing feathers with yellowness of gold.

Psalm 74:19

Thou wilt not give the soul of thy turtle-dove to the beast: the life of thy poor thou wilt not forget forever.

Psalm 55:6

And saying, Who will give me the wing-feather as a dove? I will fly away and settle down.

Isaiah 38:14

As the twittering swallow so shall I chirp: I shall murmur as the dove: mine eyes languished for height: O Jehovah, oppression is to me; be surety for me.

Isaiah 59:11

We shall growl as bears all of us, and murmuring we shall murmur as doves: we shall wait for judgment, and none; for salvation, it was far from us.

Jeremiah 48:28

Those inhabiting Moab, forsook the cities and dwelt in the rock, and they were as the dove, she will nest in the regions beyond the mouth of the pit

Ezekiel 7:16

And they escaping, escaped, and they were on the mountains as doves of the valleys, all of them slain, a man for his iniquity.

Hosea 7:11

And Ephraim will be as an enticed dove, not a heart: they called Egypt, they went to Assur.

Hosea 11:11

They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assur: and I caused them to dwell in their houses, says Jehovah.

Nahum 2:7

It was fixed, she was led away captive, she went up and her maids being led as the voice of doves smiting upon their heart

Mark 1:10

And quickly coming up from the water, he saw the heavens cleft asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him:

John 1:32-34

And John testified, saying, That I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it remained up on him. And I knew him not: but he having sent me to immerse in water, this said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shouldest see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him, this is he immersing in the Holy Spirit. And I have seen, and testified that this is the Son of God.

Song of Solomon 2:14

My dove in the refuges of the rock, in the biding of the steep mountain: cause me to see thy form, cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet and thy form becoming.

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Doves » Illustrative » Of the church

Song of Songs 5:2

I slept and my heart waked: the voice of my beloved knocks at the door; Open to me, my sister, my friend, my dove, my perfect one: my head was filled with dew, my locks with the drops of the night

Song of Songs 2:14

My dove in the refuges of the rock, in the biding of the steep mountain: cause me to see thy form, cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet and thy form becoming.

Doves » Dwells in rocks

Jeremiah 48:28

Those inhabiting Moab, forsook the cities and dwelt in the rock, and they were as the dove, she will nest in the regions beyond the mouth of the pit

Song of Songs 2:14

My dove in the refuges of the rock, in the biding of the steep mountain: cause me to see thy form, cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet and thy form becoming.

Doves » Offered in sacrifice

Genesis 15:9

And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon.

Leviticus 1:14

And if from the birds he brought near a burnt-offering to Jehovah, and he brought near from the turtle-doves, or from the sons of the dove his offering,

Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners

Isaiah 59:11

We shall growl as bears all of us, and murmuring we shall murmur as doves: we shall wait for judgment, and none; for salvation, it was far from us.

Isaiah 38:14

As the twittering swallow so shall I chirp: I shall murmur as the dove: mine eyes languished for height: O Jehovah, oppression is to me; be surety for me.

Doves » Impiously sold in the court of the temple

John 2:16

And he said to those selling doves, Take away these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.

Doves » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost

Doves » Sent from the ark by noah » Ge 8:8

Hosea 10:12

Sow to yourselves for justice, reap ye for the mouth of kindness; break up to you the fallow ground: and the time to seek Jehovah till he shall come and cast justice upon you.

Doves » Characterized by » Comeliness of countenance

Song of Songs 2:14

My dove in the refuges of the rock, in the biding of the steep mountain: cause me to see thy form, cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet and thy form becoming.

Doves » Characterized by » Sweetness of voice

Song of Songs 2:14

My dove in the refuges of the rock, in the biding of the steep mountain: cause me to see thy form, cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet and thy form becoming.

Doves » Characterized by » Softness of eyes

Song of Songs 1:15

Behold thee fair, my friend; behold thee beautiful; thine eyes are doves'.

Doves » Illustrative » Of the meekness of Christ

Song of Songs 5:12

His eyes as doves upon channels of waters washed with milk, sitting upon fulness.

Doves » Frequents streams and rivers

Song of Songs 5:12

His eyes as doves upon channels of waters washed with milk, sitting upon fulness.

Doves » The harbinger of spring

Song of Songs 2:12

The flowers were seen in the earth; the time of pruning came, and the voice of the turtle-dove was heard in our land.

Doves » Clean and used as food

Deuteronomy 14:11

All clean birds ye shall eat

Doves » Characterized by » Simplicity

Doves » Why considered the emblem of peace

Genesis 8:11

And the dove will come in to him at the time of evening, and lo, an olive leaf plucked off, in her mouth. And Noah will know that the waters were diminished from over the earth.

Doves » Characterized by » Richness of plumage

Psalm 68:13

If ye shall lie down within the stalls, the wings of the dove being covered with silver, and her wing feathers with yellowness of gold.

Doves » Illustrative » (in its flight,) of the return of israel from captivity

Hosea 11:11

They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assur: and I caused them to dwell in their houses, says Jehovah.

Doves » Illustrative » Of converts to the church

Isaiah 60:8

Who are these? they will fly as a cloud, and as doves to their lattices.

Doves » Mournful tabering of, alluded to

Nahum 2:7

It was fixed, she was led away captive, she went up and her maids being led as the voice of doves smiting upon their heart

Doves » Doves, a type of purity

Psalm 68:13

If ye shall lie down within the stalls, the wings of the dove being covered with silver, and her wing feathers with yellowness of gold.

Song of Songs 6:9

She is one, my dove, my perfect one; she is one to her mother, she is the chosen to her bearing her. The daughters saw her and pronounced her happy; the queens and the concubines, and they will praise her.

Doves » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice

Genesis 15:9

And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon.

Leviticus 1:14

And if from the birds he brought near a burnt-offering to Jehovah, and he brought near from the turtle-doves, or from the sons of the dove his offering,

Luke 2:24

And to give a sacrifice according to that said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two of the young of pigeons.

Numbers 6:10

And in the eighth day he shall bring two turtle-doves, or two sons of the dove to the priest, to the door of the tent of appointment:

Righteous » Compared with » Doves

Psalm 68:13

If ye shall lie down within the stalls, the wings of the dove being covered with silver, and her wing feathers with yellowness of gold.

Isaiah 60:8

Who are these? they will fly as a cloud, and as doves to their lattices.

Rocks » Inhabited by » Doves

Jeremiah 48:28

Those inhabiting Moab, forsook the cities and dwelt in the rock, and they were as the dove, she will nest in the regions beyond the mouth of the pit

Song of Songs 2:14

My dove in the refuges of the rock, in the biding of the steep mountain: cause me to see thy form, cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet and thy form becoming.

compared to Saints » Doves

Psalm 68:13

If ye shall lie down within the stalls, the wings of the dove being covered with silver, and her wing feathers with yellowness of gold.

Isaiah 60:8

Who are these? they will fly as a cloud, and as doves to their lattices.

Valleys » Abounded with » Doves

Ezekiel 7:16

And they escaping, escaped, and they were on the mountains as doves of the valleys, all of them slain, a man for his iniquity.

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