the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
Jeremiah 48:40 - Tree of Life Version For thus says Adonai: “Behold, he will swoop down like a vulture and spread out 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 serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
They will swoop down on the Philistine slope to the west. Together they will plunder the children of the east— laying their hand on Edom and Moab, the children of Ammon obeying them.
Then it will sweep through Judah, overflow as it passes through, reaching even to the neck! So the spread of its wings will be the full breadth of your land! Immanuel!
See, he comes up like clouds, and his chariots like whirlwinds. His horses are swifter than eagles— “Oy ! We are ruined!”
Behold, he will mount up and swoop down like an eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah. The hearts of Edom’s warriors in that day will be like a woman’s heart in her pangs.
Our pursuers were swifter than eagles of the sky; they pursued us over the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness.
Say, thus says Adonai Elohim: “A great eagle with large wings and broad wings, full of feathers which had varied colors, came to Lebanon and took hold of the top of the cedar.
“The first was like a lion with eagle’s wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off and it was lifted off the ground. It was made to stand upon two feet like a man, and the heart of a human was given to it.
“Put a shofar to your mouth! Like a vulture he comes against the house of Adonai. For they overstepped My covenant and transgressed My Torah.
Its horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Its horsemen come galloping. Its horsemen are coming from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to eat.
“Adonai will raise up a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, just as the eagle swoops down—a nation whose language you will not understand,