the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a young woman.
Jeremiah 48:40 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For this is what the Lord says: Look! He will swoop down like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For thus says the Lord: Behold, he [Babylon] shall fly swiftly like an eagle and shall spread out his wings against Moab. [Ezek. 17:3.] American Standard Version (1901) For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab. Common English Bible The LORD proclaims: Look! One who soars like an eagle and spreads its wings over Moab. Catholic Public Domain Version Thus says the Lord: "Behold, he will fly like the eagle, and he will extend his wings to Moab. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus saith the Lord: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle and shall stretch forth his wings to Moab. |
the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a young woman.
But they will swoop down on the Philistine flank to the west. Together they will plunder the people of the east. They will extend their power over Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be their subjects.
It will pour into Judah, flood over it, and sweep through, reaching up to the neck; and its flooded banks will fill your entire land, Immanuel!
Look, he advances like clouds; his chariots are like a storm. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
Look! It will be like an eagle soaring upwards, then swooping down and spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.
Those who chased us were swifter than eagles in the sky; they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
You are to say, “This is what the Lord God says: A huge eagle with powerful wings, long feathers, and full plumage of many colours came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
‘The first was like a lion but had eagle’s wings. I continued watching until its wings were torn off. It was lifted up from the ground, set on its feet like a man, and given a human mind.
Put the ram’s horn to your mouth! One like an eagle comes against the house of the Lord, because they transgress my covenant and rebel against my law.
Their horses are swifter than leopards and fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead; their horsemen come from distant lands. They fly like eagles, swooping to devour.
The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you won’t understand,