30 Bible Verses about doves
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Then he sent out a dove to see whether the water on the earth’s surface had gone down, but the dove found no resting place for her foot. She returned to him in the ark because water covered the surface of the whole earth. He reached out and brought her into the ark to himself. So Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove from the ark again. read more.
When the dove came to him at evening, there was a plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the water on the earth’s surface had gone down. After he had waited another seven days, he sent out the dove, but she did not return to him again.
Even the stork in the sky
knows her seasons.
The turtledove, swallow, and crane
are aware of their migration,
but My people do not know
the requirements of the Lord.
“But if he cannot afford an animal from the flock, then he may bring to the Lord two turtledoves or two young pigeons as restitution for his sin—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.
He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
“If his gift to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present his offering from the turtledoves or young pigeons.
“But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring two quarts of fine flour as an offering for his sin. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.
“When her days of purification are complete, whether for a son or daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. He will present them before the Lord and make atonement on her behalf; she will be clean from her discharge of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or female. But if she doesn’t have sufficient means for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean.”
and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whatever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
He must take two turtledoves or two young pigeons on the eighth day, come before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and give them to the priest.
On the eighth day he is to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Jesus went into the temple complex and drove out all those buying and selling in the temple. He overturned the money changers’ tables and the chairs of those selling doves.
They came to Jerusalem, and He went into the temple complex and began to throw out those buying and selling in the temple. He overturned the money changers’ tables and the chairs of those selling doves,
and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons).
In the temple complex He found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and He also found the money changers sitting there.
While you lie among the sheepfolds,
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.
Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts;
do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever.
I chirp like a swallow or a crane;
I moan like a dove.
My eyes grow weak looking upward.
Lord, I am oppressed; support me.
We all growl like bears
and moan like doves.
We hope for justice, but there is none;
for salvation, but it is far from us.
Abandon the towns! Live in the cliffs,
residents of Moab!
Be like a dove
that nests inside the mouth of a cave.
The survivors among them will escape
and live on the mountains
like doves of the valley,
all of them moaning,
each over his own iniquity.
So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove;
they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.
They will be roused like birds from Egypt
and like doves from the land of Assyria.
Then I will settle them in their homes.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Beauty is stripped,
she is carried away;
her ladies-in-waiting moan
like the sound of doves,
and beat their breasts.
“Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.
After Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly opened for Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on Him.
As soon as He came up out of the water, He saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending to Him like a dove.
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven:
You are My beloved Son.
I take delight in You!
And John testified, “I watched the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He rested on Him. I didn’t know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on—He is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ I have seen and testified that He is the Son of God!”
My dove, in the clefts of the rock,
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
From Thematic Bible
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
A sound! My love is knocking!
my dove, my perfect one.
For my head is drenched with dew,
my hair with droplets of the night.
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
Doves » Dwells in rocks
residents of Moab!
Be like a dove
that nests inside the mouth of a cave.
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
Doves » Offered in sacrifice
He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
“If his gift to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds,
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
and moan like doves.
We hope for justice, but there is none;
for salvation, but it is far from us.
I moan like a dove.
My eyes grow weak looking upward.
Lord, I am oppressed; support me.
Doves » Impiously sold in the court of the temple
Jesus went into the temple complex
He told those who were selling doves,
Doves » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
After Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water. The heavens
And John testified, “I watched the Spirit
Doves » Sent from the ark by noah » Ge 8:8
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Doves » Characterized by » Comeliness of countenance
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
Doves » Characterized by » Sweetness of voice
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
Doves » Characterized by » Softness of eyes
How very beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the meekness of Christ
beside streams of water,
washed in milk
and set like jewels.
Doves » Frequents streams and rivers
beside streams of water,
washed in milk
and set like jewels.
Doves » The harbinger of spring
The time of singing
and the turtledove’s cooing is heard in our land.
Doves » Clean and used as food
Doves » Characterized by » Simplicity
Doves » Why considered the emblem of peace
When the dove came to him at evening, there was a plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the water on the earth’s surface had gone down.
Doves » Characterized by » Richness of plumage
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.
Doves » Illustrative » (in its flight,) of the return of israel from captivity
and like doves
Then I will settle them in their homes.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Doves » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
Doves » Mournful tabering of, alluded to
she is carried away;
her ladies-in-waiting moan
like the sound of doves,
and beat their breasts.
Doves » Doves, a type of purity
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.
she is the favorite of her mother,
perfect to the one who gave her birth.
Women see her and declare her fortunate;
queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:
After Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water. The heavens
Doves » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
“If his gift to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds,
and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons
On the eighth day he is to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Righteous » Compared with » Doves
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.
Rocks » Inhabited by » Doves
residents of Moab!
Be like a dove
that nests inside the mouth of a cave.
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
compared to Saints » Doves
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.
Valleys » Abounded with » Doves
and live on the mountains
like doves of the valley,
all of them moaning,
each over his own iniquity.
