Isaiah 31:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Like hovering birds, so the Lord of Armies will protect Jerusalem; by protecting it, he will rescue it; by passing over it, he will deliver it.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:11

He watches over   his nest like an eagle and hovers over his young; he spreads his wings, catches him, and carries him on his feathers.

Isaiah 38:6

And I will rescue you and this city from the grasp of the king of Assyria; I will defend this city.

Isaiah 37:35

I will defend this city and rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’

Isaiah 10:14

My hand has reached out, as if into a nest, to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered the whole earth. No wing fluttered; no beak opened or chirped.

Exodus 19:4

“You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.

Exodus 12:27

you are to reply, “It is the Passover sacrifice  to the Lord, for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when he struck the Egyptians, and he spared our homes.” ’ So the people knelt low and worshipped.

Genesis 1:2

Now the earth was formless and empty,  darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

2 Kings 19:34

I will defend this city and rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’

2 Chronicles 32:22

So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the power of King Sennacherib of Assyria and from the power of all others. He gave them rest  , on every side.

Isaiah 26:1

On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city. Salvation is established as walls and ramparts.

Isaiah 27:3

I am the Lord, who watches over it to water it regularly. So that no one disturbs it, I watch over it night and day.

Zechariah 9:14

Then the Lord will appear over them, and his arrow will fly like lightning. The Lord God will sound the ram’s horn and advance with the southern storms.

Isaiah 35:4

Say to the cowardly: ‘Be strong; do not fear! Here is your God; vengeance is coming. God’s retribution is coming; he will save you.’

Zechariah 9:8

I will camp at my house as a guard, against those who march back and forth, and no oppressor will march against them again, for now I have seen with my own eyes.