Verse 4

The first{H6933} was like a lion{H744}, and had eagle's{H5403} wings{H1611}: I beheld{H1934}{(H8754)}{H2370}{(H8751)} till{H5705} the wings{H1611} thereof were plucked{H4804}{(H8760)}, and it was lifted up{H5191}{(H8760)} from{H4481} the earth{H772}, and made stand{H6966}{(H8717)} upon{H5922} the feet{H7271} as a man{H606}, and a man's{H606} heart{H3825} was given{H3052}{(H8753)} to it.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 4:7 : 7 The lion{H738} is come up{H5927}{(H8804)} from his thicket{H5441}, and the destroyer{H7843}{(H8688)} of the Gentiles{H1471} is on his way{H5265}{(H8804)}; he is gone forth{H3318}{(H8804)} from his place{H4725} to make{H7760}{(H8800)} thy land{H776} desolate{H8047}; and thy cities{H5892} shall be laid waste{H5327}{(H8799)}, without an inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)}.
  • Ezek 17:3 : 3 And say{H559}{(H8804)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; A great{H1419} eagle{H5404} with great{H1419} wings{H3671}, longwinged{H83}{H750}, full{H4392} of feathers{H5133}, which had divers colours{H7553}, came{H935}{(H8804)} unto Lebanon{H3844}, and took{H3947}{(H8799)} the highest branch{H6788} of the cedar{H730}:
  • Isa 14:13-17 : 13 For thou hast said{H559}{(H8804)} in thine heart{H3824}, I will ascend{H5927}{(H8799)} into heaven{H8064}, I will exalt{H7311}{(H8686)} my throne{H3678} above{H4605} the stars{H3556} of God{H410}: I will sit{H3427}{(H8799)} also upon the mount{H2022} of the congregation{H4150}, in the sides{H3411} of the north{H6828}: 14 I will ascend{H5927}{(H8799)} above the heights{H1116} of the clouds{H5645}; I will be like{H1819}{(H8691)} the most High{H5945}. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down{H3381}{(H8714)} to hell{H7585}, to the sides{H3411} of the pit{H953}. 16 They that see{H7200}{(H8802)} thee shall narrowly look{H7688}{(H8686)} upon thee, and consider{H995}{(H8709)} thee, saying, Is this the man{H376} that made the earth{H776} to tremble{H7264}{(H8688)}, that did shake{H7493}{(H8688)} kingdoms{H4467}; 17 That made{H7760}{(H8804)} the world{H8398} as a wilderness{H4057}, and destroyed{H2040}{(H8804)} the cities{H5892} thereof; that opened{H6605}{(H8804)} not the house{H1004} of his prisoners{H615}?
  • Ezek 28:2 : 2 Son{H1121} of man{H120}, say{H559}{(H8798)} unto the prince{H5057} of Tyrus{H6865}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Because thine heart{H3820} is lifted up{H1361}{(H8804)}, and thou hast said{H559}{(H8799)}, I am a God{H410}, I sit{H3427}{(H8804)} in the seat{H4186} of God{H430}, in the midst{H3820} of the seas{H3220}; yet thou art a man{H120}, and not God{H410}, though thou set{H5414}{(H8799)} thine heart{H3820} as the heart{H3820} of God{H430}:
  • Ezek 28:9 : 9 Wilt thou yet{H559}{(H8800)} say{H559}{(H8799)} before{H6440} him that slayeth{H2026}{(H8802)} thee, I am God{H430}? but thou shalt be a man{H120}, and no God{H410}, in the hand{H3027} of him that slayeth{H2490}{(H8764)} thee.
  • Dan 4:30-33 : 30 The king{H4430} spake{H6032}{(H8750)}, and said{H560}{(H8750)}, Is not{H3809} this{H1932}{H1668} great{H7229} Babylon{H895}, that I{H576} have built{H1124}{(H8754)} for the house{H1005} of the kingdom{H4437} by the might{H8632} of my power{H2632}, and for the honour{H3367} of my majesty{H1923}? 31 While{H5751} the word{H4406} was in the king's{H4430} mouth{H6433}, there fell{H5308}{(H8754)} a voice{H7032} from{H4481} heaven{H8065}, saying, O king{H4430} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020}, to thee it is spoken{H560}{(H8750)}; The kingdom{H4437} is departed{H5709}{(H8754)} from{H4481} thee. 32 And they shall drive{H2957}{(H8751)} thee from{H4481} men{H606}, and thy dwelling{H4070} shall be with{H5974} the beasts{H2423} of the field{H1251}: they shall make thee to eat{H2939}{(H8748)} grass{H6211} as oxen{H8450}, and seven{H7655} times{H5732} shall pass{H2499} over{H5922} thee, until{H5705} thou know{H3046}{(H8748)} that the most High{H5943} ruleth{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men{H606}, and giveth{H5415}{(H8748)} it to whomsoever{H4479} he will{H6634}{(H8748)}. 33 The same hour{H8160} was the thing{H4406} fulfilled{H5487}{(H8754)} upon{H5922} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020}: and he was driven{H2957}{(H8752)} from{H4481} men{H606}, and did eat{H399}{(H8748)} grass{H6211} as oxen{H8450}, and his body{H1655} was wet{H6647}{(H8721)} with the dew{H2920} of heaven{H8065}, till{H5705} his hairs{H8177} were grown{H7236}{(H8754)} like eagles{H5403}' feathers, and his nails{H2953} like birds{H6853}' claws.
  • Dan 4:36 : 36 At the same time{H2166} my reason{H4486} returned{H8421}{(H8748)} unto me{H5922}; and for the glory{H3367} of my kingdom{H4437}, mine honour{H1923} and brightness{H2122} returned{H8421}{(H8748)} unto me{H5922}; and my counsellors{H1907} and my lords{H7261} sought{H1156}{(H8748)} unto me{H5922}; and I was established{H8627}{(H8717)} in my kingdom{H4437}, and excellent{H3493} majesty{H7238} was added{H3255}{(H8717)} unto me.
  • Dan 5:18-23 : 18 O thou{H607} king{H4430}, the most high{H5943} God{H426} gave{H3052}{(H8754)} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} thy father{H2} a kingdom{H4437}, and majesty{H7238}, and glory{H3367}, and honour{H1923}: 19 And for{H4481} the majesty{H7238} that he gave{H3052}{(H8754)} him, all{H3606} people{H5972}, nations{H524}, and languages{H3961}, trembled{H1934}{(H8754)}{H2112} and feared{H1763}{(H8751)} before{H4481} him{H6925}: whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he slew{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6992}{(H8751)}; and whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he kept alive{H1934}{(H8754)}{H2418}{(H8683)}; and whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he set up{H1934}{(H8754)}{H7313}{(H8683)}; and whom he would{H1934}{(H8754)}{H6634}{(H8750)} he put down{H1934}{(H8754)}{H8214}{(H8683)}. 20 But when his heart{H3825} was lifted up{H7313}{(H8752)}, and his mind{H7308} hardened{H8631}{(H8748)} in pride{H2103}{(H8682)}, he was deposed{H5182}{(H8717)} from{H4481} his kingly{H4437} throne{H3764}, and they took{H5709}{(H8684)} his glory{H3367} from him{H4481}: 21 And he was driven{H2957}{(H8752)} from{H4481} the sons{H1123} of men{H606}; and his heart{H3825} was made{H7739}{(H8745)} like{H5974} the beasts{H2423}, and his dwelling{H4070} was with the wild asses{H6167}: they fed{H2939}{(H8748)} him with grass{H6211} like oxen{H8450}, and his body{H1655} was wet{H6647}{(H8721)} with the dew{H2920} of heaven{H8065}; till{H5705} he knew{H3046}{(H8754)} that the most high{H5943} God{H426} ruled{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men{H606}, and that he appointeth{H6966}{(H8681)} over{H5922} it whomsoever{H4479} he will{H6634}{(H8748)}. 22 And thou{H607} his son{H1247}, O Belshazzar{H1113}, hast not{H3809} humbled{H8214}{(H8684)} thine heart{H3825}, though{H6903} thou knewest{H3046}{(H8754)} all{H3606} this{H1836}; 23 But hast lifted up{H7313}{(H8712)} thyself against{H5922} the Lord{H4756} of heaven{H8065}; and they have brought{H858}{(H8684)} the vessels{H3984} of his house{H1005} before{H6925} thee, and thou{H607}, and thy lords{H7261}, thy wives{H7695}, and thy concubines{H3904}, have drunk{H8355}{(H8750)} wine{H2562} in them; and thou hast praised{H7624}{(H8745)} the gods{H426} of silver{H3702}, and gold{H1722}, of brass{H5174}, iron{H6523}, wood{H636}, and stone{H69}, which see{H2370}{(H8751)} not{H3809}, nor{H3809} hear{H8086}{(H8750)}, nor{H3809} know{H3046}{(H8751)}: and the God{H426} in whose hand{H3028} thy breath{H5396} is, and whose are all{H3606} thy ways{H735}, hast thou not{H3809} glorified{H1922}{(H8745)}:
  • Hab 1:6-8 : 6 For, lo, I raise up{H6965}{(H8688)} the Chaldeans{H3778}, that bitter{H4751} and hasty{H4116}{(H8737)} nation{H1471}, which shall march{H1980}{(H8802)} through the breadth{H4800} of the land{H776}, to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} the dwellingplaces{H4908} that are not theirs. 7 They are terrible{H366} and dreadful{H3372}{(H8737)}: their judgment{H4941} and their dignity{H7613} shall proceed{H3318}{(H8799)} of themselves. 8 Their horses{H5483} also are swifter{H7043}{(H8804)} than the leopards{H5246}, and are more fierce{H2300}{(H8804)} than the evening{H6153} wolves{H2061}: and their horsemen{H6571} shall spread{H6335}{(H8804)} themselves, and their horsemen{H6571} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} from far{H7350}; they shall fly{H5774}{(H8799)} as the eagle{H5404} that hasteth{H2363}{(H8804)} to eat{H398}{(H8800)}.
  • Hab 2:5-9 : 5 Yea also, because he transgresseth{H898}{(H8802)} by wine{H3196}, he is a proud{H3093} man{H1397}, neither keepeth at home{H5115}{(H8799)}, who enlargeth{H7337}{(H8689)} his desire{H5315} as hell{H7585}, and is as death{H4194}, and cannot be satisfied{H7646}{(H8799)}, but gathereth{H622}{(H8799)} unto him all nations{H1471}, and heapeth{H6908}{(H8799)} unto him all people{H5971}: 6 Shall not all these take up{H5375}{(H8799)} a parable{H4912} against him, and a taunting{H4426} proverb{H2420} against him, and say{H559}{(H8799)}, Woe{H1945} to him that increaseth{H7235}{(H8688)} that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth{H3513}{(H8688)} himself with thick clay{H5671}! 7 Shall they not rise up{H6965}{(H8799)} suddenly{H6621} that shall bite{H5391}{(H8802)} thee, and awake{H3364}{(H8799)} that shall vex{H2111}{(H8772)} thee, and thou shalt be for booties{H4933} unto them? 8 Because thou hast spoiled{H7997}{(H8804)} many{H7227} nations{H1471}, all the remnant{H3499} of the people{H5971} shall spoil{H7997}{(H8799)} thee; because of men's{H120} blood{H1818}, and for the violence{H2555} of the land{H776}, of the city{H7151}, and of all that dwell{H3427}{(H8802)} therein. 9 Woe{H1945} to him that coveteth{H1214}{(H8802)} an evil{H7451} covetousness{H1215} to his house{H1004}, that he may set{H7760}{(H8800)} his nest{H7064} on high{H4791}, that he may be delivered{H5337}{(H8736)} from the power{H3709} of evil{H7451}! 10 Thou hast consulted{H3289}{(H8804)} shame{H1322} to thy house{H1004} by cutting off{H7096}{(H8800)} many{H7227} people{H5971}, and hast sinned{H2398}{(H8802)} against thy soul{H5315}.
  • Matt 24:28 : 28 For{G1063} wheresoever{G1437}{G3699} the carcase{G4430} is{G5600}{(G5753)}, there{G1563} will{G4863} the eagles{G105} be gathered together{G4863}{(G5701)}.
  • Jer 4:13 : 13 Behold, he shall come up{H5927}{(H8799)} as clouds{H6051}, and his chariots{H4818} shall be as a whirlwind{H5492}: his horses{H5483} are swifter{H7043}{(H8804)} than eagles{H5404}. Woe{H188} unto us! for we are spoiled{H7703}{(H8795)}.
  • Jer 25:9-9 : 9 Behold, I will send{H7971}{(H8802)} and take{H3947}{(H8804)} all the families{H4940} of the north{H6828}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, and Nebuchadrezzar{H5019} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, my servant{H5650}, and will bring{H935}{(H8689)} them against this land{H776}, and against the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} thereof, and against all these nations{H1471} round about{H5439}, and will utterly destroy{H2763}{(H8689)} them, and make{H7760}{(H8804)} them an astonishment{H8047}, and an hissing{H8322}, and perpetual{H5769} desolations{H2723}. 10 Moreover I will take{H6}{(H8689)} from them the voice{H6963} of mirth{H8342}, and the voice{H6963} of gladness{H8057}, the voice{H6963} of the bridegroom{H2860}, and the voice{H6963} of the bride{H3618}, the sound{H6963} of the millstones{H7347}, and the light{H216} of the candle{H5216}. 11 And this whole land{H776} shall be a desolation{H2723}, and an astonishment{H8047}; and these nations{H1471} shall serve{H5647}{(H8804)} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} seventy{H7657} years{H8141}. 12 And it shall come to pass, when seventy{H7657} years{H8141} are accomplished{H4390}{(H8800)}, that I will punish{H6485}{(H8799)} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and that nation{H1471}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, for their iniquity{H5771}, and the land{H776} of the Chaldeans{H3778}, and will make{H7760}{(H8804)} it perpetual{H5769} desolations{H8077}. 13 And I will bring{H935}{(H8689)} upon that land{H776} all my words{H1697} which I have pronounced{H1696}{(H8765)} against it, even all that is written{H3789}{(H8803)} in this book{H5612}, which Jeremiah{H3414} hath prophesied{H5012}{(H8738)} against all the nations{H1471}. 14 For many{H7227} nations{H1471} and great{H1419} kings{H4428} shall serve{H5647}{(H8804)} themselves of them also: and I will recompense{H7999}{(H8765)} them according to their deeds{H6467}, and according to the works{H4639} of their own hands{H3027}. 15 For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478} unto me; Take{H3947}{(H8798)} the wine{H3196} cup{H3563} of this fury{H2534} at my hand{H3027}, and cause all the nations{H1471}, to whom I send{H7971}{(H8802)} thee, to drink{H8248}{(H8689)} it. 16 And they shall drink{H8354}{(H8804)}, and be moved{H1607}{(H8707)}, and be mad{H1984}{(H8703)}, because{H6440} of the sword{H2719} that I will send{H7971}{(H8802)} among them. 17 Then took{H3947}{(H8799)} I the cup{H3563} at the LORD'S{H3068} hand{H3027}, and made all the nations{H1471} to drink{H8248}{(H8686)}, unto whom the LORD{H3068} had sent{H7971}{(H8804)} me: 18 To wit, Jerusalem{H3389}, and the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063}, and the kings{H4428} thereof, and the princes{H8269} thereof, to make{H5414}{(H8800)} them a desolation{H2723}, an astonishment{H8047}, an hissing{H8322}, and a curse{H7045}; as it is this day{H3117}; 19 Pharaoh{H6547} king{H4428} of Egypt{H4714}, and his servants{H5650}, and his princes{H8269}, and all his people{H5971}; 20 And all the mingled{H6153} people, and all the kings{H4428} of the land{H776} of Uz{H5780}, and all the kings{H4428} of the land{H776} of the Philistines{H6430}, and Ashkelon{H831}, and Azzah{H5804}, and Ekron{H6138}, and the remnant{H7611} of Ashdod{H795}, 21 Edom{H123}, and Moab{H4124}, and the children{H1121} of Ammon{H5983}, 22 And all the kings{H4428} of Tyrus{H6865}, and all the kings{H4428} of Zidon{H6721}, and the kings{H4428} of the isles{H339} which are beyond{H5676} the sea{H3220}, 23 Dedan{H1719}, and Tema{H8485}, and Buz{H938}, and all that are in the utmost{H7112}{(H8803)} corners{H6285}, 24 And all the kings{H4428} of Arabia{H6152}, and all the kings{H4428} of the mingled people{H6153} that dwell{H7931}{(H8802)} in the desert{H4057}, 25 And all the kings{H4428} of Zimri{H2174}, and all the kings{H4428} of Elam{H5867}, and all the kings{H4428} of the Medes{H4074}, 26 And all the kings{H4428} of the north{H6828}, far{H7350} and near{H7138}, one{H376} with another{H251}, and all the kingdoms{H4467} of the world{H776}, which are upon the face{H6440} of the earth{H127}: and the king{H4428} of Sheshach{H8347} shall drink{H8354}{(H8799)} after{H310} them.
  • Jer 25:38 : 38 He hath forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} his covert{H5520}, as the lion{H3715}: for their land{H776} is desolate{H8047} because{H6440} of the fierceness{H2740} of the oppressor{H3238}{(H8802)}, and because{H6440} of his fierce{H2740} anger{H639}.
  • Jer 48:40 : 40 For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Behold, he shall fly{H1675}{(H8799)} as an eagle{H5404}, and shall spread{H6566}{(H8804)} his wings{H3671} over Moab{H4124}.
  • Jer 50:30-32 : 30 Therefore shall her young men{H970} fall{H5307}{(H8799)} in the streets{H7339}, and all her men{H582} of war{H4421} shall be cut off{H1826}{(H8735)} in that day{H3117}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. 31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud{H2087}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} of hosts{H6635}: for thy day{H3117} is come{H935}{(H8802)}, the time{H6256} that I will visit{H6485}{(H8804)} thee. 32 And the most proud{H2087} shall stumble{H3782}{(H8804)} and fall{H5307}{(H8804)}, and none shall raise him up{H6965}{(H8688)}: and I will kindle{H3341}{(H8689)} a fire{H784} in his cities{H5892}, and it shall devour{H398}{(H8804)} all round about{H5439} him.
  • Lam 4:19 : 19 Our persecutors{H7291}{(H8802)} are swifter{H7031} than the eagles{H5404} of the heaven{H8064}: they pursued{H1814}{(H8804)} us upon the mountains{H2022}, they laid wait{H693}{(H8804)} for us in the wilderness{H4057}.
  • Deut 28:49 : 49 The LORD{H3068} shall bring{H5375}{(H8799)} a nation{H1471} against thee from far{H7350}, from the end{H7097} of the earth{H776}, as swift as the eagle{H5404} flieth{H1675}{(H8799)}; a nation{H1471} whose tongue{H3956} thou shalt not understand{H8085}{(H8799)};
  • 2 Sam 1:23 : 23 Saul{H7586} and Jonathan{H3083} were lovely{H157}{(H8737)} and pleasant{H5273} in their lives{H2416}, and in their death{H4194} they were not divided{H6504}{(H8738)}: they were swifter{H7043}{(H8804)} than eagles{H5404}, they were stronger{H1396}{(H8804)} than lions{H738}.
  • Job 25:6 : 6 How much less man{H582}, that is a worm{H7415}? and the son{H1121} of man{H120}, which is a worm{H8438}?
  • Ps 9:20 : 20 Put{H7896}{(H8798)} them in fear{H4172}{(H8675)}{H4172}, O LORD{H3068}: that the nations{H1471} may know{H3045}{(H8799)} themselves to be but men{H582}. Selah{H5542}.
  • Isa 5:28-29 : 28 Whose arrows{H2671} are sharp{H8150}{(H8802)}, and all their bows{H7198} bent{H1869}{(H8803)}, their horses{H5483}' hoofs{H6541} shall be counted{H2803}{(H8738)} like flint{H6862}, and their wheels{H1534} like a whirlwind{H5492}: 29 Their roaring{H7581} shall be like a lion{H3833}, they shall roar{H7580}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H7580}{(H8804)} like young lions{H3715}: yea, they shall roar{H5098}{(H8799)}, and lay hold{H270}{(H8799)} of the prey{H2964}, and shall carry it away safe{H6403}{(H8686)}, and none shall deliver{H5337}{(H8688)} it.