Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
Bible References
As the eagle
Job 39:27
Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?
2 Samuel 1:23
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they were not divided: They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.
Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
Jeremiah 4:13
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots'shall be as the whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are ruined.
Lamentations 4:19
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens: They chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Habakkuk 1:8
Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.