11 Bible Verses about Birds, Figurative Use

Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.

Sending for a bird of strong flight from the east, the man of my purpose from a far country; I have said it, and I will give effect to it; the thing designed by me will certainly be done.

My heritage is like a brightly coloured bird to me; the cruel birds are attacking her on every side: go, get together all the beasts of the field, make them come for destruction.

Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.

And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.

In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?

Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

They who are against me without cause have gone hard after me as if I was a bird;

For this cause the Lord has said: See, I am against your bands with which you go after souls, and I will violently take them off their arms; and I will let loose the souls, even the souls whom you go after freely.

When they go, my net will be stretched out over them; I will take them like the birds of heaven, I will give them punishment, I will take them away in the net for their sin.

Is it possible for a bird to be taken in a net on the earth where no net has been put for him? will the net come up from the earth if it has taken nothing at all?