Isaiah 31:5
As birds flying, so the LORD of hosts will defend Jerusalem; defending also He will deliver it; and passing over, He will preserve it.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem; He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over and rescue it.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
As birds{H6833} hovering,{H5774} so will Jehovah{H3068} of hosts{H6635} protect{H1598} Jerusalem;{H3389} he will protect{H1598} and deliver{H5337} [it], he will pass over{H6452} and preserve{H4422} [it].
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
As birds{H6833} flying{H5774}{(H8802)}, so will the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} defend{H1598}{(H8686)} Jerusalem{H3389}; defending{H1598}{(H8800)} also he will deliver{H5337}{(H8689)} it; and passing over{H6452}{(H8800)} he will preserve{H4422}{(H8689)} it.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Like as byrdes flotre aboute their nestes, so shal the LORDE of hoostes kepe, saue, defende and deliuer Ierusalem.
Geneva Bible (1560)
As birds that flie, so shal the Lord of hostes defend Ierusalem by defending and deliuering, by passing through and preseruing it.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Like as the byrdes flutter about their nestes, so shall the Lorde of hoastes, kepe, saue, defende, and deliuer Hierusalem.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver [it; and] passing over he will preserve it.
Webster's Bible (1833)
As birds hovering, so will Yahweh of Hosts protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver [it], he will pass over and preserve [it].
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
As birds flying, so doth Jehovah of Hosts Cover over Jerusalem, covering and delivering, Passing over, and causing to escape.'
American Standard Version (1901)
As birds hovering, so will Jehovah of hosts protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver `it', he will pass over and preserve `it'.
American Standard Version (1901)
As birds hovering, so will Jehovah of hosts protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver [it], he will pass over and preserve [it] .
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Like birds with outstretched wings, so will the Lord of armies be a cover to Jerusalem; he will be a cover and salvation for it, going over it he will keep it from danger.
World English Bible (2000)
As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Just as birds hover over a nest, so the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it; as he passes over he will rescue it.
Referenced Verses
- Deut 32:11 : 11 As an eagle stirs up her nest, flutters over her young, spreads abroad her wings, takes them, bears them on her wings:
- Ps 91:4 : 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall trust: His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
- Isa 38:6 : 6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
- Isa 37:35 : 35 For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
- Isa 10:14 : 14 And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathers eggs that are left, I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped.
- Ps 37:40 : 40 And the LORD shall help them and deliver them; he shall deliver them from the wicked and save them, because they trust in him.
- Ps 46:5 : 5 God is in her midst; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
- Exod 12:27 : 27 That you shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of the LORD's Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our houses.' And the people bowed their heads and worshipped.
- Exod 19:4 : 4 You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I carried you on eagles' wings, and brought you to myself.
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4 For thus has the LORD spoken to me, Like a lion and the young lion roaring over his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor humble himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for Mount Zion, and for its hill.
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31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of Mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
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32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and those who escape out of Mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
33 Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor build a siege ramp against it.
34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, says the LORD.
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9 And he shall pass over to his stronghold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the banner, says the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and His furnace in Jerusalem.
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14 The LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth like lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink and make noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.
16 The LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be like the stones of a crown, lifted up like an ensign upon his land.
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5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be a defense.
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16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake. But the LORD will be the hope of his people and the strength of the children of Israel.
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4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall trust: His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
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11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.
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14 The LORD of hosts has sworn by Himself, saying, Surely I will fill you with men, as with locusts; and they shall lift up a shout against you.
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2 Thus says the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
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8 Who are these who fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?
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