the earth was completely empty; nothing was on the earth. Darkness covered the ocean, and God’s Spirit moved over [1] the water.
Deuteronomy 32:11 - Easy To Read Version The Lord was like an eagle to Israel.
An eagle pushes her babies
from the nest {to teach them to fly}.
She flies with her babies
to protect them.
She spreads her wings to catch them
{when they fall}.
And she carries them on her wings
{to a safe place}.
The Lord is like that. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, Fluttereth over her young, Spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, Beareth them on her wings: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As an eagle that stirs up her nest, that flutters over her young, He spread abroad His wings and He took them, He bore them on His pinions. [Luke 13:34.] American Standard Version (1901) As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, That fluttereth over her young, He spread abroad his wings, he took them, He bare them on his pinions. Common English Bible Like an eagle protecting its nest, hovering over its young, God spread out his wings, took hold of Israel, carried him on his back. Catholic Public Domain Version just as an eagle encourages its young to fly, and, flying above them, stretches out its wings, and takes them up, and carries them on its shoulders. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As the eagle enticing her young to fly, and hovering over them, he spread his wings, and hath taken him and carried him on his shoulders. |
the earth was completely empty; nothing was on the earth. Darkness covered the ocean, and God’s Spirit moved over [1] the water.
The Lord was flying \{across the sky\},\par riding on the flying Cherub angels.\par He was soaring high on the wind.\par
‘You people have seen what I can do to my enemies. You saw what I did to the people of Egypt. You saw that I carried you out of Egypt like an eagle and brought you here to me.
The Lord All-Powerful will defend {\cf2\super [291]} Jerusalem—like birds flying over their nests. The Lord will save her. The Lord will “pass over” and save Jerusalem.
But people that trust the Lord\par become strong again\par like eagles that grow new feathers.\par These people run without becoming weak.\par These people walk without becoming tired.\par
I carried you when you were born, and I will carry you when you become old. Your hair will become gray, and I will still carry you, because I made you. I will continue to carry you and I will save you.
The people had many troubles,\par but the Lord was not against them.\par The Lord loved the people\par and felt sorry for them.\par So the Lord saved them.\par He sent his special angel to save them.\par He picked them up and carried them,\par and \{he will take care of them\} forever.\par
A loincloth is wrapped tightly around a man’s waist. In the same way, I wrapped all the family of Israel and all the family of Judah around me.” This message is from the Lord.” I did that so those people would be my people. Then my people would bring fame, praise, and honor to me. But my people would not listen to me.”
“But it was I who taught Ephraim {\cf2\super [118]} to walk!\par I took the Israelites in my arms!\par I healed them!\par But they don’t know that.\par
Faith helps us understand that God created the whole world with his command. This means that the things we see were made by something that cannot be seen.
But the woman was given the two wings of a great eagle. Then she could fly to the place that was prepared for her in the desert. In that place she would be taken care of for three and one-half years. There she would be away from the snake.
The snake’s tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and threw them down to the earth. The giant snake stood in front of the woman who was ready to give birth to the baby. The snake wanted to eat the woman’s baby when it was born.