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
If at thy mouth the eagle will lift itself up, and if it will raise up its nest?
2 Samuel 1:23
Saul and Jonathan beloved and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not separated: they were swift above eagles, they were strong above lions.
Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it and it is not? for making, it will make to it wings; as an eagle and it flew to the heavens.
Jeremiah 4:13
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots as the whirlwind: his horses were swift above eagles. Wo to us for we were laid waste.
Lamentations 4:19
They pursuing us were swift above the eagle of the heavens: they burned after us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the desert
Habakkuk 1:8
And his horses were swift above panthers, and they were sharp above the wolves of the evening: and his horsemen were spread, and his horsemen shall come from far off; they shall fly as the eagle hastening to eat