Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
Peacocks
Wings and feathers unto the
Bible References
Peacocks
1 Kings 10:22
for a navy of Tarshish hath the king at sea with a navy of Hiram; once in three years cometh the navy of Tarshish, bearing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
2 Chronicles 9:21
for ships of the king are going to Tarshish, with servants of Huram: once in three years come do the ships of Tarshish bearing gold, and silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
Wings and feathers unto the
Job 30:29
A brother I have been to dragons, And a companion to daughters of the ostrich.
Psalm 104:17
Where birds do make nests, The stork -- the firs are her house.
Jeremiah 8:7
Even a stork in the heavens hath known her seasons, And turtle, and swallow, and crane, Have watched the time of their coming, And -- My people have not known the judgment of Jehovah.
Zechariah 5:9
And I lift up mine eyes, and see, and lo, two women are coming forth, and wind in their wings; and they have wings like wings of the stork, and they lift up the ephah between the earth and the heavens.