Isaiah 31:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.

2 Kings 19:34

For I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.

2 Chronicles 32:22

So the Lord gave Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem salvation from the power of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from all others, giving them rest on every side.

Psalm 37:40

And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.

Psalm 46:5

God has taken his place in her; she will not be moved: he will come to her help at the dawn of morning.

Psalm 46:6

The nations were angry, the kingdoms were moved; at the sound of his voice the earth became like wax.

Psalm 91:4

You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation.

Exodus 12:27

Then you will say, This is the offering of the Lord's Passover; for he went over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he sent death on the Egyptians, and kept our families safe. And the people gave worship with bent heads.

Exodus 19:4

You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I took you, as on eagles' wings, guiding you to myself.

Isaiah 10:14

And I have put my hands on the wealth of the peoples, as on the place where a bird has put her eggs; and as a man may take the eggs from which a bird has gone, so I have taken all the earth for myself: and not a wing was moved, and not a mouth gave out a sound.

Isaiah 26:1

In that day will this song be made in the land of Judah: We have a strong town; he will make salvation our walls and towers.

Isaiah 27:3

I, the Lord, am watching it; I will give it water at all times: I will keep it night and day, for fear that any damage comes to it.

Isaiah 35:4

Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.

Isaiah 37:35

For I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.

Isaiah 38:6

And I will keep you and this town safe from the hands of the king of Assyria: and I will keep watch over this town.

Zechariah 9:14

And the Lord will be seen over them, and his arrow will go out like the thunder-flame: and the Lord God, sounding the war-horn, will go in the storm-winds of the South.

Zechariah 9:8

And I will put my forces in position round my house, so that there may be no coming and going: and no cruel master will again go through them: for now I have seen his trouble.

Deuteronomy 32:11

As an eagle, teaching her young to make their flight, with her wings outstretched over them, takes them up on her strong feathers: