Verse 19

Our pursuers{H7291} were swifter{H7031} than the eagles{H5404} of the heavens:{H8064} They chased{H1814} us upon the mountains,{H2022} they laid wait{H693} for us in the wilderness.{H4057}

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 4:13 : 13 Behold, he shall come up{H5927} as clouds,{H6051} and his chariots{H4818} [shall be] as the whirlwind:{H5492} his horses{H5483} are swifter{H7043} than eagles.{H5404} Woe{H188} unto us! for we are ruined.{H7703}
  • Isa 5:26-28 : 26 And he will lift up{H5375} an ensign{H5251} to the nations{H1471} from far,{H7350} and will hiss{H8319} for them from the end{H7097} of the earth;{H776} and, behold, they shall come{H935} with speed{H4120} swiftly.{H7031} 27 None shall be weary{H5889} nor stumble{H3782} among them; none shall slumber{H5123} nor sleep;{H3462} neither shall the girdle{H232} of their loins{H2504} be loosed,{H6605} nor the latchet{H8288} of their shoes{H5275} be broken:{H5423} 28 whose arrows{H2671} are sharp,{H8150} and all their bows{H7198} bent;{H1869} their horses'{H5483} hoofs{H6541} shall be accounted{H2803} as flint,{H6862} and their wheels{H1534} as a whirlwind:{H5492}
  • Hab 1:8 : 8 Their horses{H5483} also are swifter{H7043} than leopards,{H5246} and are more fierce{H2300} than the evening{H6153} wolves;{H2061} and their horsemen{H6571} press proudly{H6335} on: yea, their horsemen{H6571} come{H935} from far;{H7350} they fly{H5774} as an eagle{H5404} that hasteth{H2363} to devour.{H398}
  • Isa 30:16-17 : 16 but ye said,{H559} No, for we will flee{H5127} upon horses;{H5483} therefore shall ye flee:{H5127} and, We will ride{H7392} upon the swift;{H7031} therefore shall they that pursue{H7291} you be swift.{H7043} 17 One{H259} thousand{H505} [shall flee] at{H6440} the threat{H1606} of one;{H259} at{H6440} the threat{H1606} of five{H2568} shall ye flee:{H5127} till ye be left{H3498} as a beacon{H8650} upon the top{H7218} of a mountain,{H2022} and as an ensign{H5251} on a hill.{H1389}
  • Deut 28:49 : 49 Jehovah{H3068} will bring{H5375} a nation{H1471} against thee from far,{H7350} from the end{H7097} of the earth,{H776} as the eagle{H5404} flieth;{H1675} a nation{H1471} whose tongue{H3956} thou shalt not understand;{H8085}
  • Matt 24:27-28 : 27 For{G1063} as{G5618} the lightning{G796} cometh{G1831} forth{G575} from the east,{G395} and{G2532} is seen{G5316} even unto{G2193} the west;{G1424} so{G3779} shall{G2071} be{G2532} the coming{G3952} of the Son{G5207} of man.{G444} 28 Wheresoever{G3699} the carcase{G4430} is,{G5600} there{G1563} will{G4863} the eagles{G105} be gathered together.{G4863}
  • Hos 8:1 : 1 [Set] the trumpet{H7782} to thy mouth.{H2441} As an eagle{H5404} [he cometh] against the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} because they have transgressed{H5674} my covenant,{H1285} and trespassed{H6586} against my law.{H8451}
  • Amos 2:14 : 14 And flight{H4498} shall perish{H6} from the swift;{H7031} and the strong{H2389} shall not strengthen{H553} his force;{H3581} neither shall the mighty{H1368} deliver{H4422} himself;{H5315}
  • Amos 9:1-3 : 1 I saw{H7200} the Lord{H136} standing{H5324} beside the altar:{H4196} and he said,{H559} Smite{H5221} the capitals,{H3730} that the thresholds{H5592} may shake;{H7493} and break{H1214} them in pieces on the head{H7218} of all of them; and I will slay{H2026} the last{H319} of them with the sword:{H2719} there shall not one of them flee{H5127} away,{H5127} and there shall not{H4422} one of them escape.{H6412} 2 Though they dig{H2864} into Sheol,{H7585} thence shall my hand{H3027} take{H3947} them; and though they climb up{H5927} to heaven,{H8064} thence will I bring them down.{H3381} 3 And though they hide{H2244} themselves in the top{H7218} of Carmel,{H3760} I will search{H2664} and take them out{H3947} thence; and though they be hid{H5641} from my sight{H5869} in the bottom{H7172} of the sea,{H3220} thence will I command{H6680} the serpent,{H5175} and it shall bite{H5391} them.