Verse 26

They are passed away{H2498}{(H8804)} as{H5973} the swift{H16} ships{H591}: as the eagle{H5404} that hasteth{H2907}{(H8799)} to the prey{H400}.

Referenced Verses

  • Hab 1:8 : 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)}.
  • Isa 18:2 : 2 That sendeth{H7971}{(H8802)} ambassadors{H6735} by the sea{H3220}, even in vessels{H3627} of bulrushes{H1573} upon{H6440} the waters{H4325}, saying, Go{H3212}{(H8798)}, ye swift{H7031} messengers{H4397}, to a nation{H1471} scattered{H4900}{(H8794)} and peeled{H4178}{(H8794)}, to a people{H5971} terrible{H3372}{(H8737)} from their beginning hitherto{H1973}; a nation{H1471} meted out{H6978} and trodden down{H4001}, whose land{H776} the rivers{H5104} have spoiled{H958}{(H8804)}!
  • 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)}.
  • 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}.
  • 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 39:27-30 : 27 Doth the eagle{H5404} mount up{H1361}{(H8686)} at thy command{H6310}, and make{H7311} her nest{H7064} on high{H7311}{(H8686)}? 28 She dwelleth{H7931}{(H8799)} and abideth{H3885}{(H8698)} on the rock{H5553}, upon the crag{H8127} of the rock{H5553}, and the strong place{H4686}. 29 From thence she seeketh{H2658}{(H8804)} the prey{H400}, and her eyes{H5869} behold{H5027}{(H8686)} afar off{H7350}. 30 Her young ones{H667} also suck up{H5966}{(H8762)} blood{H1818}: and where the slain{H2491} are, there is she{H1931}.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Wilt thou set{H5774}{(H8686)}{(H8675)}{H5774}{(H8799)} thine eyes{H5869} upon that which is not? for riches certainly{H6213}{(H8800)} make{H6213}{(H8799)} themselves wings{H3671}; they fly away{H5774}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H5774}{(H8687)} as an eagle{H5404} toward heaven{H8064}.