Treasury of Scripture Knowledge They have passed by as ships carrying fruits, as an eagle flying to the prey. swift ships. Job 39:27-30 Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places? . . . 2 Samuel 1:23 Saul and Jonathan, lovely, and comely in their life, even in death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions. Proverbs 23:5 Lift not up thy eyes to riches which thou canst not have: because they shall make themselves wings like those of an eagle, and shall fly towards heaven. Jeremiah 4:13 Behold he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter than eagles: woe unto us, for we are laid waste. Lamentations 4:19 Coph. Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the air: they pursued us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness. Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are lighter than leopards, and swifter than evening wolves; and their horsemen shall be spread abroad: for their horsemen shall come from afar, they shall fly as an eagle that maketh haste to eat. Context Job: How Can I Argue with God?…25My days have been swifter than a post: they have fled away and have not seen good. 26They have passed by as ships carrying fruits, as an eagle flying to the prey.27If I say: I will not speak so: I change my face, and am tormented with sorrow.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:49 The Lord will bring upon thee a nation from afar, and from the uttermost ends of the earth, like an eagle that flyeth swiftly, whose tongue thou canst not understand, Job 39:29 From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Isaiah 18:2 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, and in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters. Go, ye swift angels, to a nation rent and torn in pieces: to a terrible people, after which there is no other: to a nation expecting and trodden underfoot, whose land the rivers have spoiled. Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are lighter than leopards, and swifter than evening wolves; and their horsemen shall be spread abroad: for their horsemen shall come from afar, they shall fly as an eagle that maketh haste to eat. Lexicon They sweep byחָ֭לְפוּ (ḥā·lə·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2498: To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change like עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with boats אֳנִיּ֣וֹת (’o·nî·yō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 591: A ship of papyrus, אֵבֶ֑ה (’ê·ḇeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 16: Reed, papyrus like an eagle כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר (kə·ne·šer) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5404: The eagle swooping down יָט֥וּשׂ (yā·ṭūś) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2907: To pounce as a, bird of prey on עֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against its prey. אֹֽכֶל׃ (’ō·ḵel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 400: Food Additional Translations They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hastens to the prey. They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey. Or again, is there a trace of their path left by ships? or is there one of the flying eagle as it seeks its prey? They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey. They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that swoopeth on the prey. They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. They have passed away as the swift ships, as the eagle that swoops on the prey. They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food. Jump to Previous Boats Dropping Eagle Eagles Food Hasteth Papyrus Passed Past Prey Reed Rushing Ships Slip Suddenly Swift Swoopeth Swooping Swoops VultureJump to Next Boats Dropping Eagle Eagles Food Hasteth Papyrus Passed Past Prey Reed Rushing Ships Slip Suddenly Swift Swoopeth Swooping Swoops VultureLinks Job 9:26 NIVJob 9:26 NLT Job 9:26 ESV Job 9:26 NASB Job 9:26 KJV Job 9:26 Bible Apps Job 9:26 Biblia Paralela Job 9:26 Chinese Bible Job 9:26 French Bible Job 9:26 German Bible Alphabetical: an boats by down eagle eagles its like of on papyrus past prey reed skim slip swooping swoops that their They OT Poetry: Job 9:26 They have passed away as the swift (Jb) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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