Deuteronomy 32:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD was like an eagle teaching its young to fly, always ready to swoop down and catch them on its back.

Cross References

Genesis 1:2

The earth was barren, with no form of life; it was under a roaring ocean covered with darkness. But the Spirit of God was moving over the water.

Psalm 18:10

You rode on the backs of flying creatures and swooped down with the wind as wings.

Exodus 19:4

You saw what I did in Egypt, and you know how I brought you here to me, just as a mighty eagle carries its young.

Isaiah 31:5

I, the LORD All-Powerful, will protect Jerusalem like a mother bird circling over her nest.”

Isaiah 40:31

But those who trust the LORD will find new strength. They will be strong like eagles soaring upward on wings; they will walk and run without getting tired.

Isaiah 46:4

I will still be the same when you are old and grey, and I will take care of you. I created you. I will carry you and always keep you safe.

Isaiah 63:9

It troubled the LORD to see them in trouble, and his angel saved them. The LORD was truly merciful, so he rescued his people. He took them in his arms and carried them all those years.

Jeremiah 13:11

These shorts were tight around your waist, and that's how tightly I held on to the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. I wanted them to be my people. I wanted to make them famous, so that other nations would praise and honour me, but they refused to obey me.

Hosea 11:3

I took Israel by the arm and taught them to walk. But they would not admit that I was the one who had healed them.

Deuteronomy 33:12

The LORD Most High loves you, tribe of Benjamin. He will live among your hills and protect you.

Hebrews 11:3

Because of our faith, we know that the world was made at God's command. We also know that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.

Revelation 12:14

But the woman was given two wings like those of a huge eagle, so that she could fly into the desert. There she would escape from the snake and be taken care of for a time, two times, and half a time.

Revelation 12:4

With its tail, it dragged a third of the stars from the sky and threw them down to the earth. Then the dragon turned towards the woman, because it wanted to eat her child as soon as it was born.